A man is nursing serious injuries at Mbita sub-county hospital after he was burnt by a female neighbour.
Police have reported two versions of the incident;
One version has it that the 25-year-old from Sindo Junction in Mbita town was embroiled in an altercation with the female neighbour over her habit of bathing in front of his door.
The argument turned tragic when the woman went to her house and returned with hot water she was boiling and poured it on the man’s face.
The sustained severe injuries which spread from his face to the belly. He was rushed to the hospital for medication.
Police launched a manhunt for the woman as she went into hiding upon committing the offence.
Mbita sub-county Police Commander Stanley Attavachi confirmed that they are pursuing the woman but claimed that they also have another version of the cause of the incident.
Attavachi said they got another piece of information that the two differed after the woman realised that the man had been watching her secretly when she was bathing.
“We have two versions of this story. The second version is that the young man was watching the woman secretly while she was bathing. We are conducting investigations to know the truth of the matter,” Attavachi said.
The police boss said they were also looking for the woman who was only identified by her name Nyar Sindo.
“I urge residents who know the woman to help us with her details as we continue look-ing for her,” Attavachi said.
