Husband stabs, kills wife in Makueni

Police in Makindu, Makueni County are hunting for a man who is accused of stabbing and beating his wife to death at Kiboko Shopping Centre.

Confirming the incident, Kiboko Chief George Maleve said that the suspect went to his wife’s house drunk where he proceeded to assault her. Reports indicate that the man clobbered his wife before stabbing her in the abdomen with a kitchen knife.

According to Kiboko area chief, George Maleve, the suspect went to the wife’s residential house when drunk, clobbered her, before stubbing

The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at the Main Makindu Hospital.

The police boss confirmed that at the  couple was not living together when the incident took place.

Police are still investigating the matter, and they have encouraged members of the public to assist  with any information that may lead to the suspect’s arrest.

The incident comes 2 days after a case where a man badly attacked his wife and their 9-year-old child in Makueni County.