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Man killed by irate mob after dismembering wife over land dispute

The man reportedly kept a machete at their bedside. [Courtesy]

A man, who hacked his wife to death over a land dispute, was lynched and his body set ablaze by irate villagers in Ndumbu village, Mbooni East, Makueni County.

Boniface Mutua, 74, is reported to have returned home following the outbreak of Covid-19 having fled for over 20 years after selling his family’s piece of land.

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