A 45-year-old man was arrested on Monday, July 4 night by Kirinyaga police for living with his deceased mother’s body, praying for her to come back to life.
The suspect identified as James Muchira and his wife were arrested at Mutithi village after his relatives, called the area assistant chief to intervene.
According to Mwea-West Sub-County Police commander Wilson Koskei, Mr. Muchira did not allow anyone inside his residence. Moreover, his home also serves as a church known as God’s mountain of Believers.
The police commander added that his officers were shocked to discover a decomposed body in the house.
Moreover, the suspect’s brother Evans Mwaniki reported that, Muchira had moved his mom from hospital where she was receiving treatment to pray for her healing at his home church.
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“I don’t believe in his family church’ Mwaniki said.
Likewise, the neighbors were puzzled at how the family managed to live with the corpse despite the bad smell. Some even sad the suspect’s church is a cult.
Nonetheless, Muchira, his wife and another woman were quickly taken to Kiamaciri police station to protect them from angry villagers who wanted to lynch them.
According to Muchira his mother would “wake up” and resume living with her family on Monday night.
Furthermore, Mwea-West police chief Wilson Koskei, reported that they have launched probe into the situation to determine the charges to bring against the three suspects.
‘Let us investigate and know charges to charge them with or they might be charged with abuse of a corpse.
The body of the deceased identified as Tabitha Wakathare was moved to the Kerugoya hospital mortuary awaiting a postmortem.
