Summary:
1) The two got into a furious disagreement about who would start charging their phone, according to the DCI’s preliminary investigations.
2) The deceased, identified as 31-year-old Josphat Kibet, was taken to Kapsabet County Referral Hospital, where doctors immediately declared him dead.
Police in Kaimosi, Nandi County, have launched a manhunt for a 17-year-old suspect who is accused of killing his cousin on Sunday following a dispute about charging a phone.
Preliminary investigations, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), showed that the two got into a violent disagreement about who would start charging their phone first.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the two had argued over who would charge their phone first, before the young man reached for an arrow, and stabbed the deceased on the left side of his chest before taking off,” DCI stated
The deceased, identified as 31-year-old Josphat Kibet, was taken to Kapsabet County Referral Hospital, where doctors immediately declared him dead.