Kirinyaga: Man kills mother, chops her body into pieces

A 30-year-old man from Riakinia village in Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga County on Thursday night hacked his 56-year-old mother to death using a machete.

The assailant, Murimi Maina, reportedly descended on his mother, Jane Nyambura Maina, following a disagreement over coffee crops cultivated on a parcel of land.

Confirming the incident, Kirinyaga West Sub-County Police Commander Moses Koskei told Citizen Digital that the gruesome murder was spurred by Nyambura allegedly destroying 20 coffee plants that Murimi, a butcher by trade, had cultivated on her land.

Murimi reportedly warned his mother of severe consequences following her actions, before hacking her death.

The accused is then reported to have fled the scene after the attack.

The body of the deceased has since been moved to Kerugoya Hospital mortuary as a manhunt for Murimi continues.