Police hunt for minor who killed brother over Sh70

By KEVINE OMOLLO

Kisumu, Kenya: Police in Kisumu are searching for a minor who killed his 23-year old brother over Sh70.

The 17 year-old from Kisumu County’s Kakoth Village in Seme was alleged to have hit his brother Erick Odhiambo on Saturday night on the neck using a machete, killing him instantly.

County Police Commandant David Ng’etich said witnesses recounted the two brothers engaged in a sharp verbal exchange before getting physical.

He said Odhiambo was alleged to have owed his brother but had no money to refund him when the brother demanded for it. Siblings who responded to the commotion were shocked to find Odhiambo lying in a pool of blood within their compound, with deep panga cuts on the neck and the suspected murderer having escaped.

 In another incident, a man and his wife have been admitted at New Nyanza Provincial Hospital and Kisumu East District Hospital respectively after a domestic fight.

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COUPLE HOSPITALISED

The man, a casual worker in Kisumu town and resident of Nyalenda Estate was said to have attacked his wife and stabbed her in the waist and left hand after a disagreement over food.

According to police reports, the Sunday 11am incident started when Jackson Kera went to the house and demanded for food.

A verbal exchange then ensued between the couple that led to Kera stabbing his wife using a kitchen knife.

Residents who responded to the incident retaliated by beating Kera into a state of unconsciousness.

The wife was rushed to Kisumu East District Hospital as Kera was taken to New Nyanza Provincial Hospital in critical condition.

Ng’etich said witnesses alleged that the couple has recently been having domestic wrangles.