[Muriithi Mugo, Standard]Police in Mbeere South, Embu County are holding a man who hacked his brother to death with an axe in Wakalia village following a family feud. Dishon Kinyua, 43, is said to have killed his young brother, Godfrey Kimama Gitonga, for declining to hand over a title deed. According to their uncle Robert Wachira, Kinyua accosted Kimama, 31, with an axe but was overpowered. When he made good his threats and chased Kimama with an axe, he was overpowered and hacked to death," claimed Wachira. "After the murder, Kimama took off but police managed to track him and was arrested," said Mutiso.

Source: Standard Digital April 03, 2021 09:56 UTC