A 34-year-old man was fatally stabbed with a spear in a dispute with his neighbour over land in Usenge village, Siaya County.
Police said the incident happened on Saturday September 6 evening in Ugingo village and affected one Boaz Uduma Odero.
Police said the victim had a longstanding dispute with the said assailant over land.
The victim had apparently picked up an axe and went to the house of the assailant where a fight ensued.
It was then the assailant picked up a spear that he used to attack Odero killing him.
The suspect went to a local hospital for treatment before he surrendered to Usigu patrol base saying he had killed the victim.
Police visited the scene and found the body lying in a pool of blood before moving it to the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations.
The suspect was detained pending an investigation into the murder, police said.
Elsewhere in Ndhiwa, Homabay County, the body of a man was found in a thicket after a suspected murder.
Police said the body of Omburu Olare, 37 was found lying in the thicket with blood oozing from his head and both hands.
A witness told police he saw a man assault the deceased in the area.
The body was found about 50 meters from the deceased man’s house and moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations.
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