A 16-year-old boy is in police custody in Nyamira after he confessed to killing his younger brother aged 14 following a dispute over land in Kebirigo, Nyamira county. County Commander of Police Catherine Mugwe said the two blood brothers differed on Friday over a piece of land before the suspect attacked the deceased with a jembe. The suspect, a Standard Eight pupil at a local primary school is reported to have hit the deceased on the back of his head using a hand hoe, killing him instantly. SEE ALSO: Shock after man kills daughter and injures wife over failed sleeping plan"The suspect wanted the same a piece of land where his younger brother had planted kales for nappier grass. He proceeded to plant the grass within the vegetables, something which did not please the brother leading to a heated exchange," Mugwe said.

Source: Standard Digital August 30, 2020 07:41 UTC