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Police probing alleged caning of four-year-old boy to death by parents
Reports indicated that Francis Mwaniki, a 20-year-old Form Four learner, went berserk earlier that night and fatally attacked his 45-year-old uncle, Samuel Chomba.
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What you need to know:
- Boy's parents claim their child died after he fell from a tree. They claim their son was playing with other children when he slipped and fell.
- But the boy's playmate have given a different account, with claims that the boy received serious caning for stealing food.
Police in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County are investigating an incident in which a four-year-old son died after being caned by his parents over claims that he had stolen food from the kitchen.
The boy, Leon Bahati, died on Sunday in Ochol Village in North Kanyamwa Location under unclear circumstances, but his parents have told the police that their son died after he fell from a tree.
