Man kills his drinking friend over ksh20 debt in Meru.

Fred Mugambi allegedly assaulted the deceased on Friday night at Kambo Market in Meru County, leaving him with serious injuries that led to his death.

• The suspect confronted the deceased during Sh20, which he had been sent to him earlier, to buy a glass of beer here.

A 24-year-old man is in custody at the Maua police station for the murder of his friend Kenneth Bundi for an unpaid debt of 20 shillings.

Fred Mugambi allegedly assaulted the deceased on Friday night at Kambo Market in Meru County, leaving him with serious injuries that led to his death.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation George Kinoti, the suspect had an aide known as Murangiri Maore, who fled immediately after the incident.

According to witnesses, the two men confronted the deceased during the Sh20 which he had been promoted earlier, to buy a glass of local beer. But when he could not pay, they fell on him. With kicks and kicks and left him unconscious, “Kinoti said.

“He was rushed to Nyambene Hospital 4 level by paramedics where he was pronounced dead on arrival.”

Investigators in Meru have launched a manhunt for a second aide in the killings.