A 62-year-old man is
suspected to have murdered his wife and daughter before he died by suicide in
Saika area, Nairobi.
The motive of the Saturday incident is yet to be disclosed.
Police said they recovered a suicide
note from the house and it is under analysis to establish the motive and its
authenticity.
The body of Justus Wambua, 62, was found hanging in his house with a rope tied around his neck. He had hanged himself in the bathroom.
Police said the decomposing body of the daughter, identified as Stacy Wambua, 25, was found in the house.
That of the wife, identified as Tabitha Katheni Wambui, was found lying on the bed.
This gave an indication that the bodies may have stayed at the scene for some time. Neighbours did not realise there was a problem at the home.
A close relative was concerned that he
was not able to reach the family when he asked another one to go and check on
them.
It was then that the incident was discovered, police said.
Police said they had been informed that the man arrived home and found the two women dead before he decided to die by suicide. But police said they are investigating the claims.
The women’s bodies
had visible injuries, police said.
The bodies were moved
to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.
Such cases have been
on the rise amid efforts to address them.
Police statistics show up to
five cases are at times reported daily in the worrying trend.
Most of the victims are men, statistics show.
The World Health Organisation says such cases are attributed to joblessness, death, academic failures or pressures, legal difficulties and financial difficulties.
Other reasons are bullying, previous suicide attempts, history of suicide in a family, alcoholism and substance misuse, depression and bipolar disorder. The government says efforts are being made to address the menace.
Meanwhile, police are hunting for a suspect behind the murder of a man at Kasarani Market, Marimanti, Tharaka Nithi County.
Police said John Muriithi Mwingi, 42, was found dead in a pool of blood after an attack by a known assailant.
He had been attacked by the assailant after a brief argument at a local market. He died on the spot as the assailant escaped the scene with his killer weapon.
Police said the deceased had a clean-cut wound on the lower part of his head, and the body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
In the Mukuru Kwa Njenga area, Nairobi, a man was found dead and lying in a pool of blood.
He was identified as
Michael Kioko, 27. Witnesses told police he was killed by a group of about six
people who had chased him for a short distance.
The body had stab wounds in the chest when it was discovered, police said.
The motive of the murder was not immediately known.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
