Woman fatally stabbed in domestic fight in Likoni

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A woman was found dead with stab wounds after a domestic fight with her husband in the Likoni area, Mombasa County.

Police said the body of Anne Kawira, 21 was found with deep cuts in the neck, chest and stomach and lying in a pool of blood after the fight on Sunday October 26, 2025 morning.

Her husband was also found lying in a coma with stab wounds in the neck.

He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, police said.

Neighbours told police the two had been quarreling overnight before they went physical stabbing each other.

The body of the woman was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy. Police said a kitchen knife believed to have been used in the attack was recovered at the scene.

Elsewhere in Nyakoe, Kisii County, a 15-year-old girl was found dead in their house after she was beaten up by a relative for spending a night out without permission.

The assailant who is an uncle to the deceased escaped the home after the girl was found unresponsive, police said.

Police said the body of the girl had injuries in the back of the head and there were blood stains in the house.

She had spent the night away from home which angered the relative to punish her. The punishment turned fatal, police said.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.

Police said they are looking for the relative for grilling. Capital punishment is illegal and is punishable by law.

In Bomet’s Konoin area, police said they are investigating the death of a 53-year-old man in a woman’s house.

The man identified as Bonface Ochieng was found dead in the room while his female friend was away. The cause of the death is yet to be known. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy, police said.