A Kenyan woman has been arrested for allegedly
stabbing her husband to death for arriving home
late and drunk.
Ann Mbaithe was accused of
stabbing her husband, Daniel Githuka, 30, in the
chest and killing him, after he returned home in the
early hours of Saturday, July 30 in Tinganga
village, Kiambu town.
The deceased's mother Elizabeth Wanjiku said her son
worked at a neighbouring school and usually
returned at about 10pm. She said the couple had
been married for five years and had no problems.
The had one child aged four and a half.
"My son and I live in the same compound. I
heard confrontation from my house past
midnight," Wanjiku recounted.
The mother said she got out of bed and went to
Githuka's house where she found him arguing with
his wife. Her son stood his ground saying he was
the head of the house who should not have been
confronted over the matter. She had not noticed
the knife Mbaithe had been holding since she
folded her arms.
"It was not a physical confrontation but my
son's wife suddenly attacked and stabbed him
in the chest with a knife. After my son was
stabbed I called for help from neighbours but
upon reaching hospital he was pronounced
dead due to loss of blood."
Wanjiku said she reported the matter at Kiambu
police station. Officers arrived later and arrested
Mbaithe at the home. County DCI boss Amos
Tebeny said Mbaithe will be charged with murder
once investigations are completed.
Source: The Star
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