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Three suspects arrested for chopping off teenager’s hands in Meru

Stanley Kinoti at the Meru Referral and Teaching Hospital. The 17-year-old boy’s hands were chopped off by assailants who accused him of stealing miraa. [PHOTO: PHARES MUTEMBEI/Standard]

Three family members suspected to be behind the chopping off of a teenager’s hands in Meru have been arrested.

Igembe North police chief Peter Kimani confirmed that three men suspected to have attacked the boy are being held at Kangeta Prison.

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