In Kiambere village, Embu County, a 45-year-old man was killed in a homestead where he had gone to see his alleged lover.
Peter Mwangi succumbed to injuries after being beaten by two men who accused him of trying to take over their family.
Police said the deceased had gone to meet his lover aged 50 who is the mother of the men aged 20 and 23 when a fight broke out.
The men ordered the deceased to leave their mother’s house prompting a fight that turned fatal.
One of the men was later arrested as the other escaped after the Monday, September 4 incident.
Police said a hunt for the other suspect is ongoing.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
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