Girl, 14, accused of murdering 15-year-old cousin

A girl is accused of stabbing her cousin to death in Kisii County on January 1, 2017. FILE PHOTO

What you need to know:

  • Police Commander Agnes Mudambah said the accused killed her cousin after a dispute the previous night on who was to wash utensils.
  • The boy was taken to Tabaka Mission Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

A girl will be arraigned on Tuesday in relation to the murder of a relative.

The 14-year-old girl was arrested on claims that she stabbed her 15-year-old male cousin to death on Sunday morning in Nyaramba Village, Kisii County.

Kisii County Police Commander Agnes Mudambah said the accused killed her cousin after a dispute the previous night on who was to wash utensils.

"Officers at Nyamarambe Police Station received a report that a minor had attacked her cousin with a knife, stabbing him on the chest. The two had reportedly argued over who was to wash the utensils in the morning," Ms Mudambah said.

Ms Mudambah said the minor then fled to the area chief's office.

"The chief, Mr Oroo Ombui, is the one who handed her over to police officers," the police boss added.

The two, who sat their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination last year, were visiting their grandmother during the holidays.

The boy was taken to Tabaka Mission Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The boy's uncle said the incident occurred at around 7am.

"I was called regarding the incident by one of my relatives while at my home in Ikoba Trading Centre, which is about 5 kilometres from the village.

"On rushing to the homestead, I found family members wailing as they surrounded the minor, who was lying prostrate in a pool of blood," Mr Nyakwama said.

He then reported the incident to the Nyamarambe police.

The boy had been selected to join Mbita Boys High School and the accused Nduru Girls High School.

The body is at the Tabaka Mission Hospital morgue awaiting a post-mortem.