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Shock as man kills elder, eats body parts

Police say the suspect murdered his neighbour when they had just come back from the mosque after evening prayers. [Marion Kithi, Standard]

Police in Kilifi county are investigating a bizarre incident in Takaungu village, Kilifi county, where a man killed his neighbour Ainen Twalib, 75, and ate some body parts.

Zachariah Charo, 30, killed the elder and ate his intestines, liver and brain.

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