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Police are looking for a man who beheaded his neighbour and fled with the head. According to Pokot Central Sub-County Commissioner Geoffrey Kithinji, the suspect beheaded Dickson Lipul following an argument in a drinking den on Sunday evening.
On getting home, the suspect is said to have armed himself with a machete and stormed his victim’s house, where he hacked him to death before fleeing with the head still dripping with blood. As he fled, the suspect is said to have stopped to show his bleeding trophy to the victim’s relatives, who were pursuing him.
According to Mr Letiya, the victim did not put up a fight because he was deep asleep when he was decapitated. “Both of them were coming from a drinking spree. They parted ways and went to their respective homes. What is puzzling us is why the suspect later stormed my brother’s home and killed him,” he said.
Neighbours said the body could not be buried before rituals were performed, including burning the suspect’s house and evicting him from the village. “We have no choice but to perform rituals to curse the man that did this. His house will also be burnt and a bull will be slaughtered for cleansing,” said Letiya.