Summary

• A police report on Saturday said that the snake was killed and burned by the child’s grandfather Salim Mwendwa inside their compound.

A 3-year-old child has died after allegedly eating the remains of a green mamba snake in Kavuvwani B village, Kavuvwani location, Kitui County.

A police report on Saturday said that the snake was killed and burned by the child’s grandfather Salim Mwendwa inside their compound.

It is said that the child ate the remains of the snake while under the care of grandmother Margret Nzangi Mwendwa.

Salim ran to report the incident at the Mwingi Police station, which prompted officers to visit the compound and record the incident.

The body of the deceased has been taken to the Mwingi Hospital Level IV mortuary pending an autopsy.