Woman burnt to death in love gone sour case

By Standard Reporter

Kisumu, Kenya: A woman was burnt to death in her former employer’s shop in a suspected love gone sour incident at Kibuye market, Kisumu County.

The 23-year-old, alleged to have been a former girlfriend of the shop owner, reportedly locked herself up in the shop on Monday night and set the premises ablaze.

Sources said the woman had been working as a salesperson at the shop but was sacked a few weeks ago under unclear circumstances.

The sources further said there had been wrangles between the woman and the shop owner over their relationship.

County Police Commandant David Ng’etich said the shop owner had been held for interrogation.

“We have held the man and he is going to give us his side of the story,” said Mr Ng’etich. The body was taken to New Nyanza Provincial Hospital.