How Father’s Advice To Daughter Turned Tragic

  

The number of Killings associated with relationships gone wrong are becoming too common and it’s worrying about how young people are trapped in the menace.

On Sunday a young man traveled all the way from Bomet-Nairobi, and then to Kilifi, with a mindset of killing his ex-girlfriend, After father advised his daughter to end the relationship with the man. Fortunately, the lady survived the many stabs she got from her ex-boyfriend.

Police reported that Naomi Chepkemoi, a third-year public health student, was stabbed during an argument with the man at her house in Kilifi town.

She was rushed to the Kilifi County Referral Hospital where she is receiving treatment.

The man had traveled from Nairobi to demand to know why Naomi, had returned Sh3,200 he had sent her last week.

Kilifi County Police Commander Patrick Okeri said Ms. Chepkemoi told the man, who is now in custody, that her parents asked her to end the relationship.

“The man traveled to Bomet where the child was with the woman’s parent and he was denied to access to his child and that’s when he decided to come to Mombasa,” Okeri said.

After talking for two hours, an argument ensued and the man stabbed the woman.

“Our police officers were alerted by neighbours of the incident and when they rushed there the man had locked the house. Police had to forcibly gain entry and rescue the woman,” Okeri stated.

The suspect is expected to be arraigned in court on Monday while Ms Chepkemoi is admitted at the Kilifi County Referral Hospital where she is receiving treatment.