One year and two months old child burnt to death in fire tragedy. [Photo/Courtesy]]
Tragedy befell Khusiera village, Matayos sub-county in Busia, after a 1-year and 2-months old child, Keith Philip, was burnt to death in their grass thatched house, Monday morning.
According to the child’s mother, Christine Atieno, a widow, she left the house at 6am to go and harvest mushroom before the tragedy happened.
“I had left him sleeping together with his three year old who came running and shouting that the house was on fire. I ran home and found the whole house already consumed by fire,” said Atieno.
Her co-wife revealed a three year old girl, sister to the slain boy, was seen with an oil lap and a match box at the door of the house moments before the fire broke out.
“We tried to put water on the house but the fire had already spread all over,” narrated the co-wife.
The area chief, Josphine Juma preliminary investigations showed the fire may have been started by the girl.
She called on well-wishers to assist the widow resume her normal life.