3 bar attendants flee after killing middle-aged reveler who failed to pay bill

A quarrel in a bar in Mai Mahiu Naivasha ended on a tragic note after a reveler died after a fight with bar attendants over a bill.

The three female attendants soon after the incident fled the town soon after the attack with the reveler dying a few hours after been admitted in a local facility.

Trouble started after the middle-aged man ventured into one of the bars in the trading center and started ordering drinks with the promise that he would pay.

A witness Patrick Kihara said that the reveler was well known in the bar adding that he entered the bar with his friends.

“He ordered drinks for his colleagues but when he was asked to pay he refused and a fight ensued between him and the bar attendants,” he said.

Kihara added during the fight one of the barmaids was seriously injured and sought the help of the others who overpowered the reveler and arrested him.

Security officers however noted that the man was bleeding from the head and decided to take him to a nearby health center where he was admitted.

“He was in hospital for over four hours but died hours later and the bar attendants got a whiff of this and fled from the town,” said Kihara.

A senior police officer confirmed this adding that they were seeking the trio to record a statement over the incident.