Man uses mattock to hack, kill wife in Machakos

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Police are investigating a bizarre incident where a man killed his wife in a domestic fight in Masinga area, Machakos County.

The man used a mattock to kill the woman. The mattock was found stuck in her head.

Police said Annastacia Wanza, 31 was found lying dead in bed in a pool of blood long after her murder.

A mattock that had been used in the mission was found stuck in the head after the September 3 incident.

The assailant escaped the scene after the murder, police said.

Other family members said the couple had been having quarrels. The hunt on the assailant is ongoing, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

And a livestock dealer was clobbered to death in his house in a robbery incident in Kavalya village, Kangundo, Machakos County.

The deceased was identified as Nickson Muema, 34 who was a known livestock dealer.

He was confronted at his house on Wednesday dawn by a gang of about ten who demanded cash from him.

The gang had broken into his house through the bedroom window even as he screamed for help.

According to the police, the gang then hit the man in the head using a blunt object after they had robbed him of an unknown amount of money before escaping.

He was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

And in Kasinga area, Machakos County, a man and woman were arrested after they used a chisel and hammer to torture another man in a love triangle saga.

The victim was admitted in hospital in critical condition after the September 3, 2025 incident.

Police said they are investigating the claims of a love triangle. The suspects were detained pending possible arraignment. The hammer and chisel were recovered at the scene.