This archive report was first published on 13 June 2020.
On Friday, a police officer was arrested in Kericho County for stabbing a civilian in a dispute over a woman.
Paul Kipkorir, a police constable attached to Kipsigon Police Station in Bungoma County, is accused of stabbing Patrick Kiptoo, a 30-year-old guard at Capital Enterprises.
The incident occurred after the officer asked Mr. Kiptoo about the whereabouts of a woman named Mercy, leading to an argument between the two.
According to a police report filed at Polpoat Kapsoit in Kericho County, members of the public managed to separate the two, but the watchman had already been stabbed by a sharp object on the right side of the chest by the officer.
The guard was rushed to Kericho nursing hospital, while the officer was nabbed as investigations continue.
Published on June 13, 2020.
