Man lynched after killing his mother in Nyamira

Friends and relatives wail after viewing a body of a woman who was slashed to death by her cousin over a nappier grass dispute at Miriri Nyamira County on 15/07/2017. Residents later cornered the suspect and lynched him. (photo: Sammy Omingo/Standard)

A man yesterday killed his mother in Miriri village in Kitutu Masaba over an undisclosed dispute.

The 37-year-old assailant identified as Daniel Makori slashed Marcella Gesare, 54, to death and was set ablaze by villagers who then demanded his immediate burial. Police however insisted they had to follow the law.