Police in Dandora are hunting for Nelson Omeno, a man accused of a crime that has sickened the capital. Omeno allegedly beat his 15-year-old daughter, Charlene Nyangweso, to death for committing the "sin" of visiting her estranged mother during the Christmas holidays.

Neighbors report hearing screams from the house on Wednesday night but were too afraid to intervene due to Omeno’s violent reputation. The suspect later dumped the teenager’s lifeless body at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, claiming she had "fallen," before vanishing into the city's slums.

A Broken Family

Charlene’s biological mother, Pamela Sande, is distraught. She revealed that Omeno had forbidden the girl from seeing her after their divorce. "She just wanted to spend Christmas with me," Sande wept. "I sent her back to him so she could go to school. I sent her back to her grave."

• The Autopsy: Preliminary reports indicate Charlene suffered severe internal bleeding and blunt force trauma to the head, consistent with a prolonged assault using a blunt object.
• Justice Delayed: Residents of Dandora Phase 4 have threatened to torch the suspect's house if police do not apprehend him. "We know he is hiding in the Mathare valley," said a community leader. "If the police don't find him, we will."

The tragedy has reignited calls for stronger child protection services in cases of acrimonious divorce, where children often become the punching bags for their parents' bitterness.