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A man and his daughter were killed by a mob in the night on suspicion of bewitching a boy who had just been circumcised.
The 78 year-old man and his daughter Dina Nasike, 40, were attacked in Lukala village, Sirisia, at about 9pm.
The man's wife, 73, was rescued from the mob by the area chief and taken to a nearby administration police camp.
Residents claimed the man and his daughter caused the death of Amos Wanjala, 12, one of many boys circumcised the previous week.
"Wanjala developed complications three days later and was rushed to Bungoma referral hospital and then to Moi in Eldoret. Doctors said that the boy was not sick after tests were done," a neighbour said.
The man is said to have uttered words that villagers linked to the boy's death.
Another neighbour named Stephen Maeni told journalists this was not the first time the man was implicated in witchcraft.
He claimed the man, his wife and daughter had previously been accused of using charms to kill people.
Ben Walucho, the man's brother, dismissed the witchcraft claims saying they resulted from a long-standing dispute between the families.
Sirisia MP aspirant Moses Nandalwe condemned the incident terming it "very unfortunate".
He urged residents to lave criminal cases to police.
Source: The Star
The 78 year-old man and his daughter Dina Nasike, 40, were attacked in Lukala village, Sirisia, at about 9pm.
The man's wife, 73, was rescued from the mob by the area chief and taken to a nearby administration police camp.
Residents claimed the man and his daughter caused the death of Amos Wanjala, 12, one of many boys circumcised the previous week.
"Wanjala developed complications three days later and was rushed to Bungoma referral hospital and then to Moi in Eldoret. Doctors said that the boy was not sick after tests were done," a neighbour said.
The man is said to have uttered words that villagers linked to the boy's death.
Another neighbour named Stephen Maeni told journalists this was not the first time the man was implicated in witchcraft.
He claimed the man, his wife and daughter had previously been accused of using charms to kill people.
Ben Walucho, the man's brother, dismissed the witchcraft claims saying they resulted from a long-standing dispute between the families.
Sirisia MP aspirant Moses Nandalwe condemned the incident terming it "very unfortunate".
He urged residents to lave criminal cases to police.
Source: The Star
