Woman killed and daughters injured in attack

Unknown people killed a 43-year-old woman in Gatheru village, Kahuro sub-county (Murang’a County) and seriously injured her two daughters.

Agnes Wanjiru was slashed to death on Saturday night when the assailants broke into her house.

The cause of the attack has not been established. Wanjiru's killers are said to have entered the semi-permanent house while they were away and pounced on the victims after they returned.

Neighbours who responded to the victims' distress calls found Wanjiru, a mother of eight, already dead while her children, aged two and seven, had deep cuts on their bodies.

Wanjiru's husband is said to have been away at the time of the incident.

Lifeless body

A neighbour, Gibson Mwangi, said he found Wanjiru's lifeless body in a pool of blood when he rushed to the house after the victims raised the alarm.

He said they took the two severely injured girls to Murang'a County Hospital while Wanjiru's body was moved to the hospital's mortuary to await a post-mortem.

Acting county police commander Johnstone Limo said they are already investigating the incident.

"Our officers have already visited the scene and have gathered some information but we are asking the public to help the police arrest the suspects," said Limo.

Limo urged the public to use dialogue to resolve disputes after it emerged the woman may have been killed over a dispute.