A 27-year-old woman is fighting for her life at Narok County Referral Hospital after she was allegedly assaulted by her husband.
The incident is reported to have happened on Sunday at their home in Narok town.
Narok County Police Commander Riko Ngare said the incident was reported by the couple’s 12-year-old daughter.
The minor reported the incident after she found her father assaulting her mother with a fork jembe when she come back home from church.
The minor rushed to the police station to seek help for her mother, who was seriously bleeding.
She led the police officers to their home.
“When the police arrived at the home, they found that the woman had already been rushed by neighbours to the hospital and the suspect had fled the scene,” Ngare said.
He added that the house appeared to be in disarray with household items scattered all over and blood stains on the floor, seat and table.
One broken wooden hoe handle with blood stains, suspected to be the weapon used by the suspect, was recovered at the scene and collected as an exhibit.
When the police visited the woman at the hospital, she had been admitted in serious condition after sustaining serious head injuries, a fractured right arm and bruises all over the body.
Ngare said they have launched a manhunt for the suspect who is still at large.
He called on couples facing challenges in their marriages to seek guidance and counselling from professionals, close friends or religious institutions where they will be advised on the best way to sort out issues.
He condemned the incident saying the children are the ones who suffer most when their parents fight.
“Your children have a bright future. Washing your dirty linen in front of them could frustrate them until they are adversely affected and unable to perform well in school,” he said.
