An 18-year-old girl from Kiraini in Nyeri County, Kenya has been arrested by the police after she allegedly killed two children over a loaf of bread.
Leah Wambui pounced on her two nephews upon discovering that they had eaten the whole bread without leaving some for her. According to reports, the suspect used a blunt object to hit the children while their mother was away.
Neighbours who responded to the children’s screams said they found them bleeding after sustaining serious injuries. One of the children is said to have died while being taken to hospital as he lost blood a lot of blood from the cuts on his head.
Speaking to journalists, the children’s mother confirmed her sons died after they were brutalized by Wambui.