Tuesday, September 28, 2021 -A couple has been arrested by police in Nakuru for killing their child during a domestic fight at night.
In a police report seen by Homenews.co.ke on Tuesday September 28 morning, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations DCI confirmed the arrest saying they fatally harmed their eight year old daughter while fighting on Monday at 10PM.
The mother ducked a blunt wood which the husband had directed at her and it got to their daughter’s head leaving her with a bleeding deep cut.
“The two suspects, who were on each other’s throats in the 10 pm incident, immediately stopped their fight and together carried their daughter to the hospital for medical attention,” partly read the DCI report.
On their way to hospital where they were rushing their daughter, police stopped them to know where they were headed past curfew hours. They explained themselves and the officers helped to rush them to a hospital in Kilgoris.
“Upon arrival at the facility, doctors tried to attend to the girl whose condition had worsened. Unfortunately, she lost her life while undergoing treatment,” DCI stated.
The couple was then arrested and kept at Kilgoris Police Station for arraignment in court as the body of their daughter was moved to the morgue.
The rise of such incidences of domestic squabbles have reached an alarming rate with authorities and courts urging parties to always resort to amicable solutions whenever they have marital differences.