Kendu Bay boy's death investigated after bullying claims
Ivish Otieno Okoth, 17, a Form Three student who died Saturday at Kisii Level Six Hospital. Before his death, the teenager is said to have told his grandmother that he was locked in a dormitory by three of his colleagues and beaten. PHOTO | COURTESY
What you need to know:
- Before his death, the teenager is said to have told his grandmother that he was locked in a dormitory by three of his colleagues and beaten.
- The three students were suspended and told to return to school on Wednesday with their parents.
Police in Homa Bay are investigating a case in which a student died after he was allegedly bullied by his colleagues at Kanyafwa Secondary School in Kendu Bay on Saturday.
County commandant John Omusanga said police are investigating the death of Irish Otieno Okoth, 17, who is reported to have been assaulted by three other students.
“We do not know what really happened but we are investigating,” Mr Omusanga told the Nation.
Eunice Akinyi Ogot, Okoth's grandmother, said the teenager came home complaining of a headache.
He reported that he had been locked him up in a dormitory and hit by blunt objects on his head.
He was rushed to Kisii Level Six Hospital, where he died.
The three students were suspended and told to return to school on Wednesday with their parents.
