A 32-year-old secondary school teacher was killed in a suspected murder allegedly committed by her husband in Mutitu North Sub-County, Kitui County.
The victim, identified as Hellen Ngindu Matuvi, a teacher at Itiko Secondary School, was travelling as a pillion passenger on a motorcycle ridden by her husband, when the incident occurred near Nguni Drift.
According to police, the suspect stopped the motorcycle by the roadside before both of them alighted. Eyewitnesses told investigators that he allegedly attacked his wife with a sharp object, inflicting a deep stab wound on the left side of her ear.
Police believe the suspect then attempted to conceal the alleged murder by staging a road accident. Investigators say he pushed the motorcycle into the drift to make it appear that the couple had been involved in a self-inflicted crash.
Good Samaritans rushed the seriously injured teacher to Mutitu Mission Hospital, accompanied by the suspect. However, she was pronounced dead on arrival after suffering severe blood loss.
The suspect was admitted to the same hospital, claiming he had also been injured in the alleged accident. Police later arrested him for questioning after preliminary investigations pointed to a suspected homicide.
The body of the deceased was transferred to Mutitu Sub-County Hospital Mortuary for a post-mortem examination as detectives continue with investigations into the incident.
And 72-year-old tour driver was found dead at his home in Diani, Kwale County, hours after returning from a work assignment in Tsavo East National Park.
The deceased, identified as Daniel Mkupe, had arrived home on Wednesday complaining of severe stomach pain. According to his wife, he asked her to buy him pain-relieving medication, which he took before going to sleep.
At around 5 a.m. on Thursday, his alarm went off as usual, prompting his wife to wake him. However, she found him unresponsive and immediately alerted police.
Police visited the home and processed the scene. They found Mkupe’s body lying in the house with no visible external injuries.
The body was moved to Msambweni Sub-County Hospital Mortuary, where a post-mortem examination will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
Police have opened investigations into the incident.
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