Shock has engulfed residents of Kanzokea village, Kangundo sub-county in Machakos after a 22-year-old man hacked his dad to death on Monday night.Confirming the incident, Kangundo police station OCS Morris Okul said that the man arrived home and attacked his father who was asleep using an axe.Okul said that the 52-year-old man died on the spot as the perpetrator escaped.
"The man hit his dad twice on his head with the axe where he died instantly," said Okul.
He observed that the family members were busy at the time of the incident. "His mother was in the kitchen cooking and his siblings in the study room," he added.
The body of the man was taken to Kangundo hospital mortuary for postmoterm as police launch a manhunt for the suspect who is still at large.Members of the public have been urged to provide any information that may help in the investigation to the nearest police station.