Sisters left with serious burns after spurned lover set their shop on fire

Two sisters from Bondeni Estate in Nakuru County are nursing serious burns after one of the women’s spurned lover doused their shop with petrol and set it on fire.

Phanice Nyabaro, 27, and Ruth Nyabaro, 17, sustained various degrees of burns with the elder sister sustaining 18 percent body burns and the younger one 8 percent burns.

The two were rescued immediately by Good Samaritans and taken to Nakuru Nursing Home where they were referred to Nakuru Level 5 Hospital.

The teenager claimed that her sister had ended her relationship with Saka Achimba, an Administration Police officer attached at Critical Infrasructure Protection Unit (CIPU), Rongai.

She alleged that the officer had during the day visited the shop demanding to see her sister but returned in the seemingly angry. It was then that he poured the petrol on the building and set it on fire, according to Ruth.

"He has been threatening my sister and saying that she will not live in peace, saying he will burn her and also die", said Ruth.

Their mother, Ann Nyabaro, said that she received a distress call on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 8pm that her daughters Phanice and Ruth had been burnt.

"My daughter separated with the man because she discovered he had kids and has been receiving threatening messages", she said.

Nakuru Town East Deputy Sub-County police commander Phanton Analo said the AP officer was arrested and is held at the Central Police Station awaiting arraignment.

The head of clinical services at Nakuru Level 5 Hospital, Jospeh Keriyo, said that the victims had been taken for reconstructive surgery while being placed on fluids to stabilise the loss of water caused by the burns.