Police in Rabai, Kilifi County are investigating an incident where three family members were murdered over alleged land dispute.
78-year-old Mwachiro Mlala, and his wife Maku Mwachiro, 68, were slashed on the head as they tried to flee for their dear lives on Tuesday according to the Deputy County Commissioner Mahmoud Jama.
Laban Mwachiro, the last born of the two was also killed in Bwagamoyo village, an incident that has left residents shocked.
"The three were possibly running in different directions when their assailants attacked them," said Jama.
However, according to one of the couple's son, Zoka Mwachiro, his parents were involved in a land ownership wrangle with extended family members who later threatened them.
"My father has been living in fear after being threatened," he said.
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