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Kericho Hospital

Kericho County Referral Hospital, where a man, his wife and their seven-year-old child are admitted with serious burns.

| File | Nation Media Group

Couple's dispute over son's circumcision sparks tragic house blaze

What you need to know:

  • Investigations showed the man poured petrol on the semi-permanent house and set it on fire.
  • According to the woman’s brother, his sister had disagreed with her husband over the circumcision issue.

A dispute between a couple over when their son who is sitting the Standard Eight examinations should be circumcised turned tragic after the man burnt their house with other occupants inside.

As a result, the man, his wife and their seven-year-old child were admitted to Kericho County Referral Hospital after sustaining serious burns.