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In Summary:
- Police are searching for a father suspected of fatally stabbing his daughter in Changamwe, Mombasa.
- In a separate news development in the same area, two road accidents resulted in two fatalities and five injuries.
Police in Mombasa are actively searching for a father who allegedly stabbed his 25-year-old daughter, Diana Yumbya, during a domestic argument over a solar rechargeable lamp.
The incident took place around midnight on June 1, following a brief power outage in the Changamwe area.
Witnesses report that the father picked up a kitchen knife during the argument and stabbed his daughter in the chest before fleeing the scene.
Neighbors who heard the commotion rushed Yumbya to Bomu Hospital, where she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Authorities recovered the weapon at the scene and confirmed that an investigation into the murder is ongoing.
In a separate news development, two road accidents occurred in the same area, resulting in two fatalities and five injuries.
The first accident happened along the Mombasa-Malindi highway in Nyali, involving seven cars, a handcart, and a pedestrian.
A pedestrian was killed after one of the vehicles rammed into six others.
At least five other people, including an infant, were injured and rushed to the hospital, while the body of the deceased pedestrian was taken to the mortuary.
Police are urging anyone with information about the stabbing incident to come forward as the search for the father continues.