A man in Nakuru County stabbed and killed his wife at a local club before attempting to take his own life.
In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the man stormed Club 8 in Maai-mahiu where his wife worked as a cleaner and attacked her following a domestic wrangle.
Police said Veronicah Wanjiru had just reported at the entertainment joint to begin her shift when tragedy struck.
According to Elizabeth Wanjiru, the bar owner, the man walked in and pleaded with his wife to settle a misunderstanding they had the previous night.
After the wife resisted his overtures , the suspect reached for a vegetable knife hidden in his pockets and stabbed her several times in the neck killing her on the spot.
“He then turned the knife to himself and in a powerful thrust immersed it in his ribs in a bid to take away his life,” DCI said.
The suspect survived the self-inflicted injury.
He was rushed to Maai-mahiu hospital in critical condition.
Police said the suspect will be arraigned in court to face murder charges once he recovers
“Detectives based at Naivasha have taken up the matter and are looking forward to the suspect’s recovery before charging him with murder contrary to Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code,” DCI said
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