Tragic Tale: Headteacher’s Brutal Assault Claims Young KCPE Life in Homabay
John Ochiel, a friend of the family whose son, a candidate for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in 2023, was allegedly beaten to death by school instructors, has described how the incident transpired.
During an interview, Ochiel stated that he had obtained a video of the deceased writhing in agony and stating that his primary school principal in Homa Bay County severely injured him through brutal beatings.
According to Ochiel, a postmortem performed by the family’s pathologist revealed that the boy’s death was possibly caused by the injuries.
”My teachers.. they hit me hard.. then my body was swollen, I was unable to cry,” the video played during the interview, where the boy spoke in vernacular and translated by the host communicated.
”They told me to come with my parents the next day..even my backside is swollen, they hit me hard, till I fell,” the boy can be heard talking while in pain.
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John Ochiel decided to contact one of the instructors mentioned by the boy in the video after viewing the video for the first time and determining what had transpired.
”He told me that he was instructed by the headteacher to call those girls and boys to his (Headteacher) office,” Ochiel stated revealing that the reason why the boy was summoned to the office was because he had been caught with a piece of paper bearing a mobile phone number.
The teacher initially asserted that the boy had a romantic relationship with one of the girls at the mixed school.
According to Ochiel’s account, the teacher subsequently claimed that the boy with the nickname Rambo had consumed poison.
According to John, this position raises further concerns.
The postmortem performed by the family pathologist, according to Ochiel, revealed that the deceased suffered grievous injuries to his private parts, posterior, and abdomen, as evidenced by visible bruises and blood clots.
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The report noted that the majority of fatal injuries were to the head, including one in the back that was accompanied by a blood clot in the cranium, indicating that internal bleeding could have contributed to his demise.
”In the process, I had a claim of what was written in the report (postmortem) and I took a picture,” said John stressing that he took a picture fearing the possibility of the report being altered.
On their side, the teachers had their own attorney and pathologist with a report indicating that the boy perished from poisoning.
During the interview, Ochiel disclosed that he had called the area superintendent to express his concerns, only to be dismissed by an official who claimed that the situation was being exaggerated.
In addition, he disclosed that the school had a checkered past when it came to school beatings, with instructors frequently being accused of using excessive force.
”They did not even come to condole with the family, they are only speculating the issue of poison but even so, where did the blood clot come from?” said John.
”When you lose a child under such circumstances is very painful,” he added.
Ochiel urged the authorities to conduct a comprehensive investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice, stating that this would serve as an example to others.
The Kenyan constitution prohibits corporal punishment in all settings, including schools.
Tragic Tale: Headteacher’s Brutal Assault Claims Young KCPE Life in Homabay
