- The man allegedly picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed his daughter before fleeing the scene.
- The suspect was Sunday at large amid a hunt on him, police said adding they are investigating murder in the incident.
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Police are currently searching for a father suspected of fatally stabbing his daughter during a domestic altercation in the Changamwe area of Mombasa.
Diana Yumbya, 25, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Bomu Hospital after being stabbed in the chest around midnight on June 1, according to police reports.
Witnesses and authorities revealed that the tragic incident was sparked by a quarrel over a solar rechargeable lamp, following a brief power blackout in the area.
During the argument, the man allegedly picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed his daughter before fleeing the scene.
The neighbours who heard the commotion rushed the woman to the hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police arrived at the hospital and processed the body which had a visible stab wound to the mortuary pending autopsy.
The weapon was recovered from the scene, police said.
The suspect was Sunday at large amid a hunt on him, police said adding they are investigating murder in the incident.
Meanwhile, two people were separately killed in road accidents in the area.
According to police, five others including an infant were injured in the incidents.
The first incident happened along the Mombasa-Malindi highway in Nyali involving seven cars, a handcart and a pedestrian.
A pedestrian was knocked and killed in the accident. This was after one of the vehicles in the accident rammed into six other vehicles, police said.
At least five other people were injured in the accident which happened on June 1.
They were rushed to hospital and admitted with injuries while the body of the pedestrian was moved to the mortuary.