Horror and anger have engulfed Jacaranda Gardens Apartments in Roysambu, Nairobi County, after residents witnessed 5-year-old Amanda Mutheu being thrown from the third floor by her uncle.
Witnesses recounted that the incident unfolded on Thursday night when the man, her uncle, stormed into their house and found baby Amanda in the care of her nanny. He created a commotion before overpowering the nanny and forcibly taking Amanda from her arms.
“The uncle overpowered the house girl and snatched baby Amanda from her. The house girl, sensing danger, ran out of the apartment screaming for help,” said Lilian Gichuru, the property manager, in a statement. “Unfortunately, in a tragic turn of events, the uncle threw baby Amanda from the balcony.”
Neighbours immediately rushed Amanda to Kenyatta University Referral Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries shortly after arrival.
Police officers from Kiamumbi Police Station, led by the OCS, responded promptly and arrested the suspect. However, due to injuries sustained after angry residents descended on him, he was taken to Kiambu Hospital for medical attention.
“The family in question resides in C4-205, and the individual involved is Amanda’s uncle. The uncle, who was intoxicated, caused a commotion in the apartment, where baby Amanda and the house girl were present.
“He overpowered the house girl and snatched Amanda from her. The house girl, sensing danger, ran out of the apartment screaming for help. Unfortunately, in a tragic turn of events, the uncle threw baby Amanda from the balcony,” the statement read.
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