A man hanged himself after stabbing his mother-in-law to death
in Makithea village, Kitui
county.
The Mwingi trader had travelled
on Tuesday night to Kaningo in search of his estranged wife who
had returned to her parents’ home following
a dispute.
Kaningo chief Samson Kitheka said the incident took place at around 1.20am yesterday. He said the businessman was believed to have been enraged that his wife had fled their matrimonial home and was reluctant to return.
“The man arrived at his in-laws at around 10pm on Tuesday night,
but found his wife absent. After
spending
some time
with the children
without their mother
returning,
he left behind a message
that
he would be back to thoroughly punish her,” the chief said.
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The
chief
said the
man returned around 1pm
and
attempted
to torch the
grass-thatched house where
his wife and
their three children were
sleeping.
“The woman woke up from sleep
due to the
heavy
smell of petrol. When she
ventured out to
find
out where
the smell was
emanating
from, she was
attacked
by
the husband with a sharp knife and she wailed for help,” Kitheka said on the phone.
The chief said the man attacked
his mother-in-law as she tried to
rescue her daughter. “The man
who had already severely stabbed his
wife and daughter then turned the knife on the mother-in-law and stabbed her in the abdomen,”
Kitheka said.
He said the woman collapsed
and died. The chief said after
killing
his mother-in-law, the man fled to a nearby farm and
hanged
himself. “The
woman
and
his daughter survived the attack
but suffered serious stab wounds,” Kitheka said.
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