Police in Kitale, Trans Nzoia county have arrested a 27-year-old man believed to have caused the death of his 43-year-old lover after scalding her bottoms with a hot metal.
The suspect, Alex Chemwantei Cheroben is said to have inflicted injuries on Nancy Chelimo after infidelity wrangles.
The two were living together as a married couple in Nyakoingwana village in Endebes sub-county.
After the incident, Chelimo failed to seek medical assistance for the injuries inflicted on her by her lover.
She succumbed to her injuries a week after the incident.
Endebes police commander Selasio Murithi noted that the deceased was found with burn injuries on her buttocks.
He added that her body was moved to Kitale county hospital morgue pending a post-mortem.
Meanwhile police are currently holding the suspect as he waits to be arraigned in court on Monday, March 6, 2023.
Separate incident
Elsewhere in Mwa East, Kirinyaga county, police have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly killed his lover before burying her in a shallow grave.
The officers who found the body of the 44-year-old woman noted that the suspect on the run may have killed her inside their room.
Mwea West Sub-County deputy police commander Sammy Beauttah noted that the body was discovered days after the Sunday incident.
“The matter was reported by the family members at Kiamaciri police station and after visiting the house we found the victim’s body… Joyce Nginya was buried in a shallow grave and that was when we started the process of exhuming the body after a court order from Baricho law court,” he stated.
Family members of the deceased noted that they were forced to involve the police after their kin went missing for three days.
The officers who found the body of the 44-year-old woman noted that the suspect on the run may have killed her inside their room.
Mwea West Sub-County deputy police commander Sammy Beauttah noted that the body was discovered days after the Sunday incident.
“The matter was reported by the family members at Kiamaciri police station and after visiting the house we found the victim’s body… Joyce Nginya was buried in a shallow grave and that was when we started the process of exhuming the body after a court order from Baricho law court,” he stated.
Family members of the deceased noted that they were forced to involve the police after their kin went missing for three days.
