Man found dead with throat injury at West Pokot quarry
Police in Kenya are investigating two separate deaths: a man found with a throat injury at a quarry in West Pokot and another who died in a house fire in Kirinyaga. Both cases are currently under active investigation.
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Police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old man whose body was found at a quarry site in the Lami Nyeusi area of West Pokot County, police have reported.
Police officers found the body of Kiratany Tingwa, a resident of Masol Location, with what police described as an injury to the throat.
Police said they had identified a person of interest in connection with the death. According to police, the person left the scene shortly after the incident and a national identity card was found there.
Officers documented and photographed the scene as investigations into Tingwa’s death continued, police said.
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