A police car in a past crime. Photo/courtesy
A 17-year-old girl from Ainamoi, Kericho County was found killed by her lover.
The teenage girl is alleged to have been lured by her estranged lover on Friday night.
According to area assistant chief, Joseph Chirchir, the suspect, Ismael Chepkwony, fatally stabbed his girlfriend, Mercy Chebet, after she dumped him.
According to the Citizen tv, the body of the deceased was discovered by her mother
The heinous act left the girl's breasts chopped off and her abdomen slit open.
The man later ended his life by hanging himself.
Area assistant chief disclosed that Chepkwony had in the past attempted suicide after his mother declined to sell a parcel of land and use the proceeds to buy him a boda boda.
Chepkwony’s and Chebet’s bodies were moved to Kericho District Hospital mortuary.