Landlord welds mother, baby in house over rent

The woman and her baby were rescued by police from the house after the agent locked her inside over Sh10,000 rent arrears on July 12, 2020. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Police in Nakuru were yesterday forced to break into a house to free a mother and her 18-month-old sick baby. This was after the landlord ordered the agent to weld the steel door of her house for failing to pay Sh10,000 rent arrears.

The house was locked with the family inside, forcing the police to break the window to rescue her and the baby. The mother of five, who lost her job due to the coronavirus, was forced to call the police to rescue her.