Two out of the four children who were poisoned and stabbed by their father on Tuesday, December 6 in Homa Bay County have succumbed while receiving treatment at the county referral hospital.
The doctors reported that the twins aged 3 years died as a result of overwhelming intoxication from the poison which affected their brains and other internal organs.
Moreover, Charles Ochola, a physician noted that one child died at the ICU while his brother passed away while receiving treatment at the General ward.
In addition, Ochola noted that the other two children are now out of danger but are still receiving treatment at the facility.
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The father of the children committed allegedly, locked himself at his rental house in Nyagoro Center together with the four children then poisoned and stabbed them before committing suicide by consuming a pesticide.
East Kochia Location chief Kennedy Odero reported that Ronnie stabbed the children in the stomach using a kitchen knife after he allegedly poisoned them using a pesticide known as Triatix which is used in controlling ticks in livestock.
