- Cliff Mwenda Kaburu was killed during a fight with his father, Fabian Kaburu, in Maltiu village, Tharaka Niti district.
- According to a police report, the 71-year-old father hit his son with a panga in an attempt to protect himself from his violent son.
- Cliff's body was moved to the Chuka County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem.
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Taraka Niti – Police in Magtuni, Chuka District, are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man after a domestic dispute with his family.
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Citizen Digital reports that a family dispute in Maltiu village escalated into a deadly clash, resulting in the death of Cliff Mwenda Kaburu.
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According to a police report, there was an argument between Cliff and his 71-year-old father, Fabia Cabre.
What were the causes of family conflict in Tharaka Niti?
Reports indicate that Cliff, armed with a panga, violently demanded money from his father.
He attacked his brother Maxwell Gitonga Kaburu, 38, who tried to stop him from attacking his father, causing deep cuts to his left shoulder, chest, leg and fingers.
Fabian overpowers Cliff and steals the panga from him in a desperate attempt to protect himself and his other son.
During the incident, the father used a panga to hit his son on the head, causing fatal injuries.
Police arrested Cliff Mwenda Kaburu's father while his body was taken to the Chuka District Referral Hospital mortuary for an autopsy.
Why Kericho man allegedly killed his son
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In other sad news, police in Kipkerion, Kericho County, have arrested a man for allegedly beating his son to death after he refused to return to university to resume his studies.
According to a report by Citizen Digital, the man popularly known as 'Kakamega' has accused his son, a fourth-year student at Karatina University, of engaging in drinking instead of resuming his studies.
According to witnesses, the suspect was irritated when he returned home to find his son drunk. He confronted his son and asked him why he had not reported it to the university even though he had sold land and other household possessions to fund his education.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
