Primary school teacher attacks wife with a hammer before stabbing her

Police officers in Kwale County have launched a manhunt for a man who is said to have attacked his wife with a hammer and stabbed her using a knife.

James Kimeu, 35, a teacher at Menzamwenye Primary School hit his 29-year-old wife Caren Namubuya on the head with a hammer several times, before stabbing her in the chest on Wednesday night.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the two who had separated had agreed to meet at Kimeu's house to mend their relationship when Kimeu, in a turn of events, locked the door and charged at Nambuya.

"Preliminary investigations indicate that the two had separated before the attacker James Kimeu, 35, invited Namubuya to his house in a bid to reconcile. However, Kimeu locked the main door with a padlock and turned on her savagely, with a kitchen knife and a hammer," wrote DCI.

Neighbours who heard the commotion forcefully gained entry into the house and found Nambuya lying on the floor in a pool of blood.

She was rushed to Lunga Lunga Sub-County hospital where she is receiving medical attention. 

Kimeu however went into hiding shortly after, and is being sought for by police.