Wamuzi News Ke
A rural community in Emulwala village, Khwisero Constituency, Kakamega County, was shaken by a savage tragedy today. A 39-year-old man, identified as Lincoln Topi, allegedly attacked and fatally hacked his own father, 70-year-old Milton Abednego, in a shocking confrontation triggered by a dispute over a bunch of sukuma wiki.
Police reports detail how the father confronted his son for plucking sukuma wiki from their farmland. In response, Topi seized a machete and delivered a fatal blow to his father’s head—a wound that led to instantaneous death from severe bleeding. Not content to end there, the son reportedly assaulted a local bystander before fleeing the scene.
The community’s reaction was swift and unrelenting. An enraged mob pursued Topi through village lanes, overtaking him mere meters from his home. In a stark display of collective outrage, villagers lynched him with the same weapon he had used against his father.
Local law enforcement condemned the cycle of violence and reiterated that justice must unfold within the legal framework. The murder weapon was recovered, and both bodies were transferred to Sonarc Hospital Mortuary pending postmortem investigations.
Why this matters:
- Shocking turn of events: A seemingly mundane family dispute over vegetables spirals into a double tragedy—highlighting how quickly domestic tension can escalate into fatal violence.
- Mob justice revealed: The lynching, carried out by enraged villagers, opens urgent questions about the fragility of the rule of law in crisis situations.
- Community under stress: Khwisero’s crackdown on illicit alcohol and drug misuse may be fueling tensions—but this episode marks a terrifying escalation.
