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Man stabs wife, daughter, burns himself to death


A family of three in Makueni County perished on Sunday after the husband stabbed the wife and daughter before taking his own life by setting their house on fire.

Confirming the incident, Makueni OCPD Benjamin Osongo said the couple had quarreled before the incident.

“Preliminary reports indicate that a man, a woman and a three year old girl have died in the house,” Mr Osongo told Nation.

He added that investigations were ongoing to establish the exact circumstances under which the trio died. The incident drew scores of onlookers and rescuers.

RESCUE EFFORTS

A neighbour said that the couple had relocated to the area a month ago and that they lived in harmony until the incident occurred.

Witnesses said that they heard cries at the house with the woman imploring the man not to stab her minutes before the house burst into flames.

Rescuers who could not access the house since it had been locked from inside attempted to access the room from the roof after the fire subsided.

The bodies of the victims were taken to Makueni Referral Hospital mortuary.