A 27-year-old man has committed suicide by hanging himself using a nylon rope at his girlfriend’s rented house in Likoni, Mombasa County.

According to police, the deceased quarreled with his girlfriend the previous night, forcing her to spend a night in a guest house.

Further, the police reported finding a suicide note.

The body of the deceased was moved to Coast General Hospital morgue

In a separate incident, a father killed his son on Friday with a machete following a fight that erupted when the deceased demanded a piece of land in Tambach village, Baringo County.

Police say the father, Livingstone Kimaiwe, and the son, identified as Frankline Kipchoge, 36, got into a dispute that resulted in a serious fight.

“The said victim was rushed to Nyahururu County Referal Hospital admitted but died while undergoing treatment due to the serious injuries inflicted,” a police report.

Furthermore, the police said the suspect remained at large even as investigators worked to find the murder weapon awaiting an autopsy to inform the next steps.