Man kills wife, attempts suicide in Gilgil

Man kills wife, attempts suicide in Gilgil. [iStockphoto]

Police in Gilgil are investigating an incident where a man travelled from Eldoret to Kikopey and butchered his 23-year-old wife before attempting suicide.

The 30-year-old man allegedly wooed his estranged wife into a hotel to discuss their marital differences before whipping out a knife, slitting her throat and slashing her abdomen.

The suspect would later stab himself in the stomach and chest before he was rescued by police and rushed to hospital in critical condition.

Sakina Mohammed from Lifebloom International Services, said the couple parted ways last year forcing the mother of one to relocate to Gilgil.

She said that the man visited the woman several times to plead with her to return home but she was adamant until Wednesday evening he attacked her.

"The man lured her into one of the lodgings so that they could talk and resolve their differences but he turned against her, slitting her throat and abdomen," she said.

Sakina who is involved in supporting abused minors and women, revealed that workers who heard the woman's distress call alerted the police who arrived only to find the man bleeding profusely.

Gilgil Deputy County Commissioner Willy Cheboi said the suspect was taken to the Nakuru Level 6 hospital for specialised treatment.

"Police have launched investigations into the incident as they wait for the suspect to recover so that he can record a statement and shed more light on this incident," he said.

Meanwhile, a man who burned his wife with boiling water and later stabbed her in the stomach following a domestic row in Naivasha has been arrested.

The former policeman who is currently working with Nakuru county as an enforcement officer was arrested in Naivasha town.

Last week, the man allegedly boiled water and splashed it on the wife who was sleeping before stabbing her.

John Kinuthia from Naivasha Gender Based Networking Cluster, said the arrest was timely as the suspect had threatened the victim who was admitted to Naivasha Sub-County Hospital.