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Three arrested for beating widow who refused to bury her husband

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Three men linked to last Friday's barbaric act of beating a widow to force her to do a cultural rite at the graveside of her dead husband in Nyamira County have been arrested.

Nyamira South Police Commander Martin Wambugu confirmed the arrest of the three whom he said will be paraded on Tuesday morning for identification by the victim.

Wambugu said the incident happened on Friday in the Nyabisimba area during a funeral ceremony for a man believed to be the husband of the woman who was being assaulted during the burial.

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