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Kisii woman sacrifices three-year-old daughter to secure househelp job

Police officers carry away the body of a three-year-old baby from Iyabe River in Kisii County on Tuesday. The baby drowned after her mother hurled her into the river because she wanted to secure employment as a domestic worker in Nairobi. [PHOTO: DENISH OCHIENG/STANDARD]

Police in Kisii County are holding a woman who is accused of killing her daughter to secure a job as a house help.

The 21-year-old woman from Iyabe village reportedly hurled her three-year-old daughter into the fast flowing waters of River Iyabe on Monday morning, claiming that the baby was ruining her chances of getting the job.

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