A Nairobi businessman shot himself dead after failing to reconcile with his estranged wife.
63-year-old Iyaz Mukhi is said to have shot himself in the house of his estranged wife.
According to the police,the Businessman had taken his own life using a Glock pistol.
The incident happened at an apartment along Muthangari Road, Nairobi.
Mukhi had wanted her wife to return back to their matrimonial home.
According to the family,the two separated in September 2021 over domestic feuds.
Consequently, the wife had moved out of their matrimonial home with their two children.
Police said preliminary findings had shown Mukhi was a licensed gun holder.
Before,Mukhi had a brief conversation with this wife after arriving at her house and asked his wife for forgiveness.
Afterwards,Mukhi shot himself in the chest after the wife rejected pleas to return to their matrimonial home.
Severally,the family said they had tried to reconcile the two in vain.
Police recovered the pistol with 12 bullets and a spent cartridge at the crime scene .
The estranged wife and close family members will record statements to aid police with investigations.
Police moved the body to the mortuary for a postmortem.
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