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June 23, 2026
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A dead woman, two burials and an estranged husband in police custody

A dead woman, two burials and an estranged husband in police custody

He wanted his estranged wife buried in his sugar plantation, but his relatives and in-laws buried her beside his house...

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A dispute over burial rites in Homa Bay County has landed a man in police custody after he allegedly exhumed his estranged wife's body and reburied it.

  • Police are seeking to charge Charles Opiyo with disturbing the dead and acting without a court order.
  • The deceased, Agnes Atieno, was buried beside Mr. Opiyo's house, a location he strongly opposed.
  • Mr. Opiyo claims the family cemetery was in a sugarcane plantation and exhumed the body under the cover of darkness on Saturday night.

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