Man kills student over affair with daughter

Ikolomani, Kenya: A student at Musingu Mixed Secondary in Ikolomani has died after allegedly being beaten up by a man who did not want him to date his daughter.

Mr Benson Alukwe, a gold miner, is said to have earlier warned the student to cut links with his daughter, 14, a student at the same school.

"He had warned him to stop dating the girl, but it seems he did not take him seriously. He cornered him at a shopping centre and beat him up, leaving him for dead," said a resident only identified as Juma.

The boy is said to have been rushed to Shibwe Sub-county Hospital by good Samaritans where he succumbed to his injuries.

The suspect is being held at Malinya Police Station and he is expected to appear in court to face murder charges. Police had a rough time restraining rowdy residents who wanted to torch his home.