Student kills classmate over lunch in Makueni

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A 20-year-old form two student allegedly killed his classmate at Kikiini Secondary School in Mbooni, Makueni county on Friday.

The victim, 18, was hit with a stone on the head when a fight ensued while students queued for lunch, said area OCPD James Barasa.

He died at Machakos Level 5 Hospital while undergoing treatment.

Barasa said the reasons for the fight are unknown, and that the suspect allegedly retaliated after he was slapped.

He fled shortly after the incident but the police have launched a manhunt, he said.

The student's body was taken to the hospital's mortuary.

-The-star.co.ke