Killer cop on the run after double murder in Kanyonyo market

A manhunt is underway for a police constable accused of a gruesome double murder in Kitui County. Police Constable Benard Siambe is said to have fatally shot two women at Kanyonyoo Market in Yatta Kwa Vonza Ward on Sunday night. Sources say one of the victims, Joy Mutisya, was in a relationship with the officer and that the two had engaged in frequent public disputes. Residents of Kanyonyoo say they heard gunshots Sunday night, after which they found the lifeless bodies of two women at the scene of the fatal shooting. The suspect reportedly fled after the incident. The bodies of the victims were taken to the Kitui Level Four Hospital mortuary as detectives launched a manhunt for the fugitive officer. The local community has condemned the killings as senseless and deeply tragic.