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Tharaka Nithi man strangles, drowns father in row over land
Residents of Kanini village in Maara Sub-county, Tharaka Nithi, and police carry the body of a man into a car for transport to a mortuary, following his killing in a dispute over land, on May 23, 2021.
Photo credit: Alex Njeru | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- The victim’s widow said her son, who went into hiding after the crime, had been demanding a piece of land in order to sell it.
A man reportedly killed his 77-year-old father after a quarrel over a piece of land in Maara Sub-county, Tharaka Nithi County, on Saturday evening.
The 46-year-old father of two children is accused of strangling his father and drowning him in a shallow pool in the attack in Kanini village.
