Detectives based in Kwale county are looking for a man who allegedly attacked his estranged wife with a hammer and a knife on Wednesday night.
James Kimeu is said to have stabbed Caren Namubuya in the chest and hit her head severally with a hammer before fleeing, leaving her unconscious in a pool of blood.
DCI Director George Kinoti said preliminary investigations indicate that the two had separated before Kimeu, 35, invited Namubuya to his house in a bid to seek reconciliation.
"However, Kimeu locked the main door with a padlock and turned on her with a kitchen knife and a hammer," Kinoti said.
Kinoti said neighbours who heard the commotion forcefully gained entry into the house and found the victim lying on the floor in a pool of blood.
Namubuya, 29, is recuperating at the Lunga Lunga Sub-County hospital in stable condition.
"The man who is a teacher at Menzamwenye Primary School, however, managed to escape and detectives have since launched a manhunt," he said.
