This archive report was first published on 11 December 2019.
On a Monday night in December 2019, a shocking incident occurred at Boito trading centre in Konoin Sub-county, Bomet County, Kenya. An 18-year-old Form Two girl allegedly stabbed a 29-year-old shoeshine worker to death.
The victim, a 29-year-old shoeshine worker, had attempted to seduce the girl at the trading centre, but his advances were spurned, leading to a scuffle, according to Boito location chief John Cheruiyot.
The incident took place at 9:30pm, and the suspect was arrested by the police. The blood-stained murder weapon was recovered at the scene, said Konoin Sub-county police commander Alex Shikondi.
The suspect, a student at Boito Day Secondary School, is being held at Mogogosiek Police Station while the victim's body was taken to Kapkatet Sub-county Hospital mortuary in the neighbouring Kericho County for a post-mortem examination.
The suspect is expected to be arraigned in court for murder charges once investigations are complete, according to the police commander.
Similar cases of murder related to love relationships gone sour have been on the rise in the region and other parts of the country.
