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Man and wife arrested for beating daughter, 11, to death

Neighbours at the Kuresoi home of a couple arrested for allegedly beating their 11-year-old daughter to death for attending a circumcision ceremony without permission on Thursday. (PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH/ STANDARD)

A man and his wife have been arrested for allegedly beating their 11-year-old daughter to death.

Bernard Lang'at and Maureen Tabitha, who are being held at Keringet Police Station, were unhappy after the Standard Two pupil at Kelelwet Primary School attended a Kalenjin circumcision ceremony in Barget village, Kuresoi South, without permission.

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