Woman pleads guilty to stabbing her boyfriend to death, seeks lesser charge of manslaughter

21-year-old Branswet Wambui in court. [Daniel Chege, Standard]

A 21-year-old woman has agreed to plead guilty to killing her fiancé on condition that she is granted a plea bargain agreement.

Branswet Wambui admitted to have stabbed John Mwago with a kitchen knife on the night of October 21, 2020 at Bismarck area, within Nakuru County.

She told Justice Hillary Chemitei that all the facts of the case read by Prosecutor Vena Odero were true and she was guilty of the offense.

“The accused person (Wambui) has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter - killing without malice nor intention. A guilty plea is entered,” said Chemitei

According to the State, Wambui started screaming calling for help from neighbours to rescue her fiancé, on the day of the incident at around 11.30pm.

She told the court that a neighbour, identified as Hellen Nyambura heard the scream and went to their house only to find Mwago lying on the floor bleeding from the mouth.

“The accused told her neighbour that she and her fiancé Mwago had quarreled when she threatened to leave him,” said Odero.

Post mortem report filed in court as evidence indicated that Mwago died as a result of excessive bleeding on the neck.

The prosecution wants Wambui to be sentenced to five years in jail while on her part, Wambui wants full pardon from the court.

“I was not intimidated; neither was I threatened to admit to the charge of manslaughter but it was unintentional.”

Wambui was arrested on the same night. She was arraigned in court, denied murder charge and was granted a bond of Sh800,000.

Wambui will mitigate on November 15, 2021.