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Man kills grandmother over witchcraft claim

Close relatives are usually culprits for the abuse of elders.[iStockphoto]

A 45-year-old man surrendered to police on Wednesday after he allegedly beheaded his grandmother in Jera Central village, Ugenya sub-county, for allegedly practising witchcraft.

In an incident that has left the village reeling in shock, George Opondo reportedly used an axe to kill his grandmother, Jenipher Aduol, before locking her body inside her house.

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