A court in Nakuru was on Thursday told how a six-year-old girl was tied to a chair, doused with paraffin and then set ablaze over Sh4,000 debt her mother owed a neighbour. Nyakira said the accused confronted Irene Odhiambo, the mother of the minor, before turning her anger on the innocent girl. The court heard that neighbours saw Omuyoyi return to Odhiambo's house, where she tied the minor to a chair, poured paraffin on her and set her ablaze. Screamed for helpOdhiambo said when she entered her house, it was filled with smoke, and everything was burning, including her daughter. She dashed out of the burning house screaming for help.

Source: Standard Digital July 16, 2021 17:48 UTC