Police rescued a man from an irate mob after he had fatally slashed his three-year-old daughter in an incident in Musoli, in Kakamega county.
The man also slashed and injured two other children aged four in the attack on April 18, police said.
The children were rushed to hospital and admitted in serious but stable condition.
The motive of the attack was not immediately established. It emerged that the man had lured the deceased girl and her brothers, both aged four, to a thicket where he attacked them using a panga.
The screams from the children attracted locals, who responded and attacked the assailant with stones and twigs as others rushed the injured children to the hospital.
Police said the girl died on the spot and had a deep cut in the forehead, and described the incident as bizarre.
A team that rushed to the scene rescued the man and took him to the hospital under guard.
The panga that he used in the attack was recovered at the scene.
Police later moved the body of the minor to the hospital pending an autopsy and investigations.
The investigators said they intend to charge the man with murder and causing bodily harm when he recovers from the injuries.
Elsewhere, detectives launched a manhunt for a woman accused of fatally stabbing her brother-in-law during a domestic altercation in Kuria, Migori county.
According to police, the incident occurred on April 18 in Nyamtiro area.It is reported that a dispute began when children from two related households started fighting while playing.
The situation escalated when their parents—identified as Gitangenyi Gati, who is now deceased, and his sister-in-law—intervened and became involved in the confrontation.
During the altercation, the woman allegedly stabbed Gati in the neck, inflicting serious injuries.
The public rushed the injured man to the hospital for first aid before he was referred to Oasis Hospital in Kehancha for specialised treatment.
However, he succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.
His body was moved to the same hospital’s mortuary, where it awaits a postmortem examination.
Police said the suspect fled the scene immediately after the incident and is currently on the run.
A manhunt has been launched to apprehend her as investigations into the circumstances surrounding the fatal stabbing continue.
Meanwhile, a missing tenant was found dead in his house in Lock Line area, Kiambu county.
Police said the deceased, identified as Samuel Nduru, 30, died by suicide.
His body was found hanging from a truss of his house with a white electric cable tied around his neck.
His landlord told police he had not seen the deceased for some time, which raised his curiosity
He went to his house to check on him, but he found the door locked from the inside, which prompted him to peep through his window and saw his body dangling from the roof.
Police said no suicide note was found at the scene apart from his identity card, and the motive of the incident was not immediately known.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending other procedures.
Suicide incidents have been on the rise in the country amid efforts to address the trend.
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