Man stabbed to death while fighting over a girl in Kirinyaga

Kirinyaga, Kenya: A man was Friday stabbed to death at Mburi Village in Kirinyaga County in a fierce fight with another man over alleged love triangle.

The deceased aged 25 years, was knifed on the right side of the chest and died while being rushed to hospital for treatment.

Kirinyaga County Deputy Police Commander Charles Ontita said the assailant fled after the incident but added that police had launched a man hunt for him.

''We have already launched a man hunt for the suspected assailant and since his identity is known, it would not take long before we catch up with him,'' Otita said.

Johnson Muchira, the deceased's father, Saturday recounted how he was informed about a fight over a girl between his son and another man.

''On hearing how my son was screaming for help ,I rushed to the scene only to find him lying down with blood gushing out from the deep wound on the chest.  I mmediately made arrangements to rush him to hospital but he succumbed to the injuries before reaching the medical facility ,'' said his sobbing father .

The Standard on Sunday made frantic efforts to trace the whereabouts of the girl but no one within the village was willing to divulge any information.