Liverpool Fan Killed In Kenya After Arsenal Loss
allegedly by an Arsenal supporter, as they watched their weekend match
on television at a bar in Meru County, eastern Kenya.
Liverpool hammered Arsenal 5-1, a result that sparked a fierce
argument between two fans watching the game at Marete's Bar in the
Makutano area of the county.
Anthony Muteithia, the Liverpool supporter, was stabbed and died while
being treated.
Area police boss Tom Odero confirmed the incident, but said police
were yet to establish the motive behind the attack.
Witnesses, however, said the argument was sparked by the game they had
been watching, which was effectively over as a contest by the 20th
minute as Liverpool led 4-0.
"The assailant managed to escape but wananchi (Kiswahili for the
public) brought down a motorbike he was seen riding on. We have
launched a manhunt for him," said Odero.
The motorcycle was being held at the Meru police station.
On December 8 last year, a young man believed to be a Manchester
United fan committed suicide in Nairobi's Pipeline estate after the
team unexpectedly lost 1-0 to Newcastle.
Jimmy Macharia, 23, is said to have jumped from the seventh floor of a
building after learning that his slumping team had lost the match.
In May 2012, an Arsenal fan, Suleiman Alfonso Omondi, 29, also
committed suicide after his team lost. His body was found dangling on
a rope in his house in Nairobi's Pipeline estate.
At the time, the London club sent its condolences to Omondi's family
through its spokeswoman, Katie Baldwin.
In another incident on September 9, 2011, an Arsenal fan was stabbed
to death by a rare Blackburn Rovers supporter during an argument in
Kapkatet, Nandi North after the Gunners lost 4-3 to Blackburn in a
premier league match
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