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Nyamira - A youth hailing from Nyamira county, known as Wesley Ondieki, allegedly stabbed his mother to death.
Ondieki allegedly stabbed his mother when she declined to provide him with KSh 500 from the funds collected for his father's funeral expenses.
According to a report done by Citizen Digital, Ondieki also assaulted his sister, inflicting severe injuries upon her before running away from the scene.
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The mother's body was transported to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary.
Subsequent reports revealed that unidentified attackers killed Ondieki after fleeing from their residence.
Earlier, on Friday, March 22, the police in Kirinyaga apprehended a man in connection with the brutal murder of his mother.
The 30-year-old man was accused of fatally hacking his 56-year-old mother to death on Thursday, March 21.
The man, identified as Murimi Maina, reportedly killed his mother following a disagreement over coffer crops on a piece of land.
Maina, a butcher by profession, reportedly attacked his mother, Jane Nyambura Maina, after she destroyed 20 coffee plants he had grown on her property.
Prior to the incident, he had warned her of serious repercussions for her actions. He allegedly used a machete to fatally assault her before promptly fleeing, fearing retaliation from the local community.
Elsewhere, Police in Murang'a investigated an incident in which a 68-year-old woman was killed by her son after a dispute in Gaturo village.
The woman, identified as Magdalene Wangechi, was hacked to death by her son, Patrick Irungu, aged 36. According to the family members, Wangechi had cooked bananas, but Irungu demanded ugali.
The two started arguing after Irungu insisted on being served ugali by his 68-year-old mother. James Njoroge, a family member, said Irungu grabbed a machete and killed his mother.
Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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