Man arrested for allegedly killing his two children in Galkayo

GOOBJOOG NEWS|GALKAYO: Shock engulfed residents of northern Galkayo, central Somalia after a father allegedly beheaded his two children in their family’s living room in Falluja neighborhood.

Neighbors were alerted by a foul smell emanating from the house where the two children, aged 12 and 13, lived with their father, prompting them to force their way into the house where they found the already decomposing bodies of the two children.

Galkayo mayor Mohamed Abdinur Adan, who confirmed the incident, said the father was arrested while drunk in the next room and that investigations were underway to unravel the events that led to the killing of the innocent children.

Initial investigations have pointed at a man who abused drugs, and authorities in Galkayo have said that the father of the two, who is the prime suspect in the case, will be tried for murder.