Police chief not in court as brothers detained over scribe’s murder

By , K24 Digital
On Mon, 25 Nov, 2019 12:36 | < 1 min read
Erick Oloo murder
Brothers, Victor and Franckline Lutta, being escorted to a Siaya court on Monday, November 25, 2019. PHOTO | K24 TV
Brothers, Victor and Franckline Lutta, being escorted to a Siaya court on Monday, November 25, 2019. PHOTO | K24 TV

The chief inspector of police who had been touted as a prime suspect in the murder of Siaya-based Star correspondent Erick Oloo has not been presented in court.

The name of Chief Inspector Sabina Kerubo, in whose house the scribe's body was found, was missing in the charge sheet presented to court on Monday.

Instead, police presented in court two brothers believed to have been in the scene of the murder and requested the court to detain them for 14 days to allow them complete investigations.

The two brothers, Victor Lutta and Franckline Lutta, were presented before Siaya Senior Resident Magistrate Geoffrey Ong'ondo.

Prime suspect in the murder of Siaya based Star correspondent Erick Oloo that the County Commander Francis Kooli confirmed to have been arrested has not been presented to court.

The magistrate allowed the prosecution to detain the duo for 11 days before bringing them back to take plea.

Last week, Siaya County Commander Francis Kooli said they had arrested Kerubo, her teenage daughter, house help and the two brothers over the murder.

But Siaya County Commissioner Michael Ole Tialal said Kerubo is still being processed and will be arraigned on Tuesday.