A woman in Kiambu county is fighting for her dear life in hospital after sustaining burn injuries inflicted on her by her partner who reportedly splashed hot water on her face.
According to reports, the man was angered by the woman’s move to turn down his advances.
The incident is said to have taken place on the night of August 29, 2024.
On the night of the incident, the victim claims that her partner mentioned to her that he had not eaten.
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What happened
This prompted her to warm the leftover food while he was heating water in the kettle.
Little did she know, the worst was yet to come.
“Let me heat some water to drink,” Wanjiku’s partner said.
“After warming the water, I found him staring at me and he poured the hot water on my face,” Wanjiku narrated.
Following her partners action, the 29-year-old went to check in on her daughter, who was at the time being held with her househelp, fearing that her partner might also attack the child the child.
Wanjiku approached her househelp and gave her instructions to take the child and run away from the house and seek refuge elsewhere.
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After the househelp and the child left the house, she said that her husband intended to inflict more pain on her.
“He followed me as I was struggling to walk in the house while staring at me with no remorse about what he had done,” Wanjiku narrates.
Fortunately, she was rescued by her neighbors after she screamed for help.
She was rushed to the Kenyatta National Hospital where she is still currently recovering.
Following the man’s actions, he went into hiding and the police have been looking for him since then.
Angry partner
The woman explained that her relationship woes with the man begun when she declined his request for them to have a serious relationship.
She suggested to him instead that they should just continue dating because she felt that both were not ready because they have not achieved much in their respective careers.
“He wanted us to move in together, but I told him I was not ready, and he was also not ready. I told him to focus on his career and grow it while I will also do the same with mine,” she narrated.
However, her decision did not go well with the man and that’s what prompted him to commit the crime.
Her only hope is that the police will arrest the man so that he cannot endanger the lives of other women.
This came days after Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei was killed by her estranged lover Dickson Ndiema, who set her on fire. Ndiema also died after sustaining injuries.
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