Kenyan man commits suicide to avoid arrest

A man poisoned himself and died after he learned that his girlfriend had tried to kill herself in Chombeli village in Malava Constituency, Kakamega County.

The girl from St Teresa Eregi Secondary School was admitted to Malava Sub-County Hospital.

According to the girl’s mother, the man took poison because he was afraid he would be blamed for his girlfriend’s attempted suicide. 

“He was worried about what the other family would do to him,” said the mother.