Father of Kirinyaga man accused of killing family 'shocked' by tragic incident

Njuki Gichovi, the father of the Kirinyaga man who is accused of killing his entire family has said that he was shocked by the way things turned out.

In an interview with NTV, Gichovi said that his son, Paul Murage Njuki loved his children and they all lived well.

He noted that growing up, Njuki was a very good child and he never did anything bad.

"He was a good child and I have never seen anything bad. Growing up he was a very good kid. I have never seen him use drugs and even now he was farming," he said.

"I am very shocked at the things I am hearing. He loved his kids and they lived well. They even worked with his wife."

The suspect is accused of murdering his entire family through the use of lethal weapons in a domestic-related violence case.

Njuki, 35, surrendered to the local police Monday before he led detectives to the location he had dumped the killer weapon and his house where the bodies of his wife and four kids were.

The children were aged between 13 and one.

The victims had head injuries and one of the male children had burns in the leg indicating he burnt him.

He is also said to have defiled one of his deceased daughters before killing her.

Paul Njuki who appeared at Gichugu law court did not take a plea, after the office of the DCI filed an application to have the court give them a period of two weeks to enable it complete investigations, which the court granted.

Lead investigations officer Lazarus Kiprop told the court that during the 14 days, the accused will undergo a mental examination to determine his fitness to stand trial.

Investigators will also record statements from witnesses, collect DNA samples from the accused for purposes of comparing with exhibits that are in the custody of the authorities as well as to conduct analysis on them.

They will also mount a search for other murder suspects at large as well as the weapon used, which is missing.

Edited by D Tarus