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Another successful surgery. KNH doctors Successfully reattach 7-year-old's hand

Anthony Iticha, father of Seven years old boy Benevolence Iticha, during a press conference on 21st October 2020 at Kenyatta National Hospital(KNH).KNH doctors successful re-attach the hand of their son, when a chaff cutter cop off his hand on October 4th this month, while he was assisting him.[Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Sunday, October 4 started like any other normal day for the Iticha family. But at 8am, things turned bloody for the Kiambu County family in an unexpected turn of events.

Anthony Iticha had tasked his seven-year-old son, Benevolence, to feed the cows. He left him on the chaff cutter as he went to fetch grass. Shortly afterward, he heard a scream that left him frozen.

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