Kisumu: 18-year-old boy beats relative to death for calling his father a witch, father killed by mob
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Police in Nyakach, Kisumu County, have
arrested an 18-year-old boy after he hit to death a relative for allegedly
calling his father a witch in Dirubi village.
His father, identified Valentine Ochieng, was
later killed by an angry mob who invaded his home in retaliation.
The angry mob further went ahead to burn down
four houses at the home of the suspect.
According to a police report, the suspect was
in the company of his father on their way home when they bumped into the said
relative who accused his father of being a witch.
The accused then got involved in an
altercation with the relative and overpowered him before striking his head with
a wooden stick.
The victim was rushed to Nyabondo mission
hospital before later being transferred to the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching
and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) where he died.
Police say the angry mob then invaded the
suspect's father's home and subjected him to mob injustice before setting his
home ablaze.
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