This archive report was first published on 28 December 2019.
On December 28, 2019, a family in Kenya was left reeling after the tragic death of their six-year-old son, Hagai Bushuru.
According to his mother, Robai Toboko, the incident occurred when Hagai tried to grab one of a hen's chicks, prompting the hen to fly towards him in defense of its young.
"My baby was in my arms trying to hold one of its chicks when the hen attacked him," Toboko recalled, speaking to journalists at her home in Shikokhwe village, Malava, Kakamega County.
Despite attempts to resuscitate Hagai, he was pronounced dead after collapsing following the attack.
There were no physical injuries on the baby's body, and the killer chicken was subsequently slaughtered, along with its chicks.
