An 18-year-old boy has been arrested after he hit a relative to death for allegedly calling his father a witch in Dirubi village in Kisumu County.

Later, his father, identified as Valentine Ochieng, was killed by an angry mob that invaded his home in retaliation.

Further, the mob burnt down four houses at the home of the suspect.

The police report says the 18-year-old was in the company of his father on their way home when they bumped into the deceased, who allegedly accused his father of being a witch.

The young man then got into an altercation with the deceased, where he overpowered him before striking his head with a wooden stick.

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 He was rushed to Nyabondo Mission Hospital before being transferred to the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), where he was pronounced dead.

Nevertheless, police say the angry mob then invaded the suspect's father's home, where they lynched him before setting his home ablaze.