A young man has, in a flash of brutal anger, killed his uncle with one stone throw but for a really petty and shocking reason.
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The Police in Matungulu sub-county, Machakos, Kenya, have launched a manhunt for an 18 year-old who allegedly killed his uncle after a confrontation in public.
The two, whose names were not revealed by authorities, are said to have disagreed when the uncle declined to give the accused a memory card belonging to his phone.
According to HiviSasa, the uncle had borrowed the memory card, and when the boy later asked for it, he said that it was lost.
An argument ensued, and as the uncle was walking away, the boy, a school-drop out, allegedly picked a stone and hit him at the back of his head.
Kyeleni location chief Dominic Mutua who confirmed the incident, said the man instantly dropped to the ground and died on the spot.
Police who responded to the report found the suspect missing from the scene, and have said that they are investigating the incident and searching for the teen.
The body of the deceased was moved to Donyo Sabuk Nursing Home mortuary.