Kenya: Kakamega Woman Arrested for Burning Eight-Year-Old Son

A woman accused of burning her eight-year-old son over a chapati meal has been detained at the Matete Police Station in Kakamega County.

The woman used pieces of hair extension to tie the Grade 2 pupil's hands before dousing them with paraffin and setting them alight.

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