33-year-old man kills wife, dies by suicide in land dispute in Longisa, Bomet

According to the police, Nicodemus Rotich, 33, was found dead with his body hanging from a tree in a thicket with a rope tied around his neck.

It later emerged that he had killed his wife in their house before he walked about two kilometres away where he hanged himself.

The body of his wife identified as Jedida Rotich, 28, was found on the bed in the house minutes later after the Friday, January 9 incident.

The body had head injuries.

Their neighbours said the couple had quarrelled over the sale of a piece of land in the area. The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures, police said.

Police say suicide is among the leading causes of deaths in the country.

Elsewhere in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, a woman was found dead after a suspected murder.

She was identified as Mary Wangari Wanjau. She was 85, locals said. The incident happened in a house in Karia village where she had been living alone.

Police said the body was found lying on the floor in a pool of blood inside her two-bedroom permanent house.

Police said she had signs of a back head injury and that a blood-stained wood believed to be the murder weapon was recovered from the scene and kept as an exhibit.

The body was moved to Mukurweini subcounty hospital mortuary awaiting autopsy.

In Muungano, Machakos County, a man’s attempt to save a woman from a violent husband turned tragic when he was hit on the head and died.

A woman who was on the run from her violent husband had reportedly escaped from her house to that of the neighbour seeking refuge.
This followed a quarrel.

The husband followed her to the house, prompting the owner of the home to intervene.

This angered the husband, who started a fight with the man. It was then that Philemon Ooko was hit in the head and fell fatally.

He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival, police said of the Friday incident.

The assailant escaped the scene as police visited there for investigations.

Police said the body had bruises on the head and blood was oozing from his mouth and nose.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy as police hunt for the suspect for questioning.