Man kills son in row with estranged wife

 

The man is said to have slit the throat of the seven-year-old boy with a kitchen knife at Sindo township, Homa Bay County. PHOTO: COURTESY

A man killed his only son reportedly over domestic differences with his wife.

The man is said to have slit the throat of the seven-year-old boy with a kitchen knife at Sindo township, Homa Bay County.

The fisherman, 30, then attempted to commit suicide after committing the crime at the home of his father-in-law.

Police said the woman took her son and left for her parents’ home. The angry husband later followed but found she had left for an unknown place. He is said to have grabbed the child and slit his throat after he failed to explain his mother’s whereabouts.

The fisherman then stabbed himself in the stomach as an enraged mob went after him. Villagers rushed him and his son to Sindo Sub-County Hospital but they were referred to Homa Bay County Referral Hospital.

The boy died on Saturday as he was about to be taken to Jaramogi Teaching and Referral hospital in Kisumu.

Area Chief Daniel Magadi said: “The minor was seriously injured and because his gullet was almost cut into two and that is why he was in ICU in the Kisumu County Hospital. The only reason for this brutality is that the man disagreed with his wife.”

Homa Bay County Police Commander John Omusanga said the man was discharged from hospital hours after his son died and was arrested.