Four women are being treated for serious burn wounds after their house was set on fire while they were asleep.
The women, who spoke to the media on Monday at Cottage Hospital, said petrol was poured under the door at around
Cohabited for 8 months
“I had been living with him for eight months but last week we differed and I fled his house at Suswa trading centre. He has been pursuing me but I told him that I will never get back to him. I suspect he could be behind the incident,” said Ms Chepkorir.
Chepkorir, who hails from Mekenyu in Narok South and was working as a waiter at a hotel in Suswa town, said one of them managed to open the door, enabling them to escape the burning house
The three other women were identified as Monica Nyambura, 38, Diana Chepkemoi, 32 and Nancy Chepkemoi, also 32
Advised to flee
“The officer we found told us that there was nothing he could do. He told us that even if he arrested the boyfriend he would be
Medics at the hospital said the women sustained between 15 and 30 per cent burns on their faces, hands and legs but were in stable condition.“This morning at around
stable condition
We have treated them and they are in stable condition. They might be discharged after five days,” said the in-charge clinician John David