Woman arrested after stabbing husband to death in domestic fight

Police are investigating an incident where a man was stabbed and killed in a domestic fight in Nairobi’s Kabiria area.

The deceased was identified as Maurice Mwenda, 36.

He died in hospital after he was stabbed in the collar during a dispute with his wife. The woman was arrested as a prime suspect in the murder, police said.

The two fought in their house on February 3 before the woman picked a kitchen knife that she reportedly used to kill him.

Mwenda was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police said the woman first lied that her husband died after falling sick.

But an inspection on the body at the mortuary established a stitched wound in the left collar which prompted her arrest.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem and other procedures, police said.

Police said such incidents have been on the rise amid efforts to solve them.

In Asumbi, Homa Bay county, a woman succumbed to her injuries after being assaulted by a group of people in a land dispute.

Her husband who is a retired teacher had died earlier on in the confrontation. Police said Pamela Ooko died in hospital on February 3.

Her deceased husband was identified as Joseph Ooko, 61. His wife was admitted in hospital after she was also assaulted in the drama. She died later on.

The assailants are said to be their neighbours who have been fighting with the deceased over a disputed piece of land.

The main suspect who is a teacher was arrested in Ndhiwa. Police said angry residents in retaliation torched the suspect’s houses.

He told police he feared for his life hence the reason he surrendered to police.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem, police said. Police added on Thursday they were looking for a second assailant in the murder for questioning.

Such murder incidents have been on the rise in the area amid efforts to solve them.

Land and love triangles lead as the causes of deaths in many places, police said.