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16-year-old girl dies by suicide over boyfriend

[Courtesy]

A 16-year-old girl committed suicide in Kisii County yesterday after her parents rejected her relationship with a 21-year-old boyfriend.

The girl is said to have taken poison at Mwamokoro village, Boige location, in South Mugirango constituency after her mother confronted her while in the company of her boyfriend who is a boda boda rider.

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