The murder and cannibalization of a toddler by her own mother is a shocking and horrific crime that has left the town of Kitengela in disbelief. The fact that Ms. Kaserran blamed her low self-esteem for the crime is a wake-up call for better mental health support and education. We must work together to create awareness about mental health issues and provide support and treatment for those who need it. This will help prevent such crimes from happening in the future and save innocent lives.
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The brutal murder and cannibalization of a toddler by her own mother has left Kitengela, a town in Kenya’s Kajiado County, in shock. The 24-year-old mother, Olivia Kaserran, has been detained for 10 days while police investigate the crime that took place in her parents’ home.
During an exclusive interview with the Nation, Ms. Kaserran claimed that she suffered from low self-esteem and self-hatred, which led to her attacking her own child. She had wanted to kill herself initially, but she changed her mind and decided to stab her child multiple times instead.
The neighbors were horrified when they heard blood-curdling screams and rushed to the home, only to find Ms. Kaserran naked and violently attacking her daughter. By the time they broke down the door, the toddler was already dead, and Ms. Kaserran was dismembering her body. She had cut the body into pieces and was in the process of feeding on her daughter’s entrails.
Ms. Kaserran’s parents were not at home at the time of the incident. Her father works as a teacher in the Eastern region, while her mother was away visiting relatives in Nyahururu County. Her mother had left Ms. Kaserran alone in the house with the little girl.
Ms. Kaserran had returned from Meru, where she was living with her daughter, to her parents’ home on Saturday. Police recovered the kitchen knife she used to brutally end her daughter’s life. The Kitengela Directorate of Criminal Investigations Officer, Benson Mutia, has said that Ms. Kaserran will be formally charged after the investigations are complete.
The police will be interrogating her to ascertain the motive of the killing and to determine whether the murder was premeditated. The incident has caused shock and outrage among the locals, especially coming just two days after a 22-year-old woman was brutally attacked and killed in a Kitengela pizza shop in a suspected love triangle.
Ms. Kaserran’s claim that low self-esteem and self-hatred led her to kill her own child is a disturbing revelation. This case highlights the need for better mental health support services and education, especially in developing countries like Kenya, where there is a lack of resources and awareness.
It is important to create awareness about mental health issues, including low self-esteem and self-hatred, and to provide support and treatment for those who need it. By doing so, we can prevent such horrific crimes from happening in the future and save innocent lives.
