Being old is a crime! Welcome to Kwale County where Elderly women are murdered daily in cold blood

 

Residents of Magongoni village in Kwale county woke up to sad news on Thursday morning, a 70 year grandma had been hacked to death by unknown men.

According to security forces, Ms Nyamvula Tsuma died on the spot after sustaining deep machete cuts on the head. Her killers believed the woman was a witch.

“Police visited the scene and established that two assailants entered her house, pulled her out and slashed her with machetes several times.” County commissioner Karuku Ngumo.

This is the latest case in which an elderly person has died controversially. Last year, at least 42 elderly people were executed in the county on suspicion of practicing witchcraft.

It is believed that the locals don’t want to take care of their aging relatives. They therefore accuse them of sorcery before killing them.

 

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