Migori police have launched a manhunt for a father who escaped after allegedly beating her daughter to death for spending a night boyfriend’s place.
The girl aged 17, a Form Four student is said to have sneaked out of their home after supper and the father realised she was not in the house.
The angry father is said to have looked for her around Amoyo village at night and after failing to get her he sat down in the compound and waited for her until she came back at about 4:30 am.
“The father flogged her and left her unconscious, she was rushed to a local hospital in the morning where she was pronounced dead on Tuesday morning. The father fled after it was reported to police,” Nyatike subcounty police boss Dorothy Migarusha said.
The girl is said to have died at about 6 am before the hospital could commence treatment. The body has been taken to a local morgue awaiting postmortem examination.
The incident happened at Amoyo village, Got Kachola ward and police have already alerted elders and administration from nearby Tanzania to ensure the suspect is arrested.
Migarusha said after realising the girl was dead and the police were alerted the father decided to run away.
