Man arrested over homicide of 14-year-old schoolgirl

Crime

By Linda Ikeji
13 November 2026, 10:41 pm

Detectives have arrested a suspect, Stanley Odero over the brutal homicide of a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Masana village in South Maragoli, Kenya.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigation, DCI, disclosed this in an announcement on Friday, November 13, 2026.

The sufferer, Draron Kanagi, a Grade 8 pupil at Hamasana Primary School, went lacking on the night of May 18, 2026, whereas making her manner residence from college.

When she did not return, her household launched a determined search, hoping in opposition to hope that she can be discovered secure.

Their worst fears have been confirmed the next afternoon when two ladies amassing firewood stumbled upon her lifeless physique in a tree plantation in Masana Village, South Maragoli Location.

The scene bore disturbing proof of a brutal crime.

Preliminary investigations established that the younger woman had been defiled earlier than being strangled with barbed wire and tied to a tree. Her schoolbag, containing her books, was recovered close by.

The physique was subsequently moved to Vihiga County Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary for a postmortem examination, as detectives launched into an intensive investigation to carry the perpetrator to justice.

On Friday, November 13, 2026, detectives from Vihiga Sub County arrested Stanley Odero, 24, a resident of Masana Village, following in depth forensic investigations that yielded a constructive DNA match linking him to the crime.

He stays in custody present process processing pending arraignment.

“The DCI sends its condolences to the family friends and relatives of Draron Kanagi and remains committed to ensuring that justice is served,” the assertion learn.