Class Six pupil dies after he was allegedly beaten by his teacher

A class six pupil died on Thursday after he was allegedly beaten by a teacher at a school in Kibwezi East constituency.

The class six boy was reportedly punished by his teacher at Mikuyuni Primary School located in Kibwezi town.

After the alleged attack, the pupil was rushed to Kibwezi sub county hospital while in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

A commotion was witnessed at the school and around the town with irritate locals baying for the teacher's blood and his immediate arrest.

Police intervened through the efforts of the area Deputy County commissioner, with Kibwezi sub county Police Commander Ben Chagulo calling for those with information on the alleged attack to come out and record statements .

"Police have commenced investigations into the the matter. However, let those with information come forward and record statements", said Chagulo.

He also said that they will wait for the postmortem report to confirm what killed the pupil.

Kibwezi Sub county Education Director Kennedy Machora said they were onto the matter and a full report will be released soon.

The body was moved to Makindu sub county hospital mortuary.

The whereabouts of the teacher remain unknown.