Man stabs wife, child to death in Nakuru

A middle-aged man is reported to have killed his wife, their 9-month-old child before attempting to commit suicide in Rongai, Nakuru County.

Raphael Waweru is said to have committed the heinous act at night before turning the knife on himself but was discovered by neighbours with the knife still lodged in his chest.

Waweru was rushed to Njoro Sub-County hospital and later transferred to Nakuru Level V hospital in critical condition.

According to neighbours, the accused is an alcoholic who always picked fights with his wife.

Njoro Sub-County DCIO Monica Mberege said that investigations into the incident are currently underway.

The bodies of the deceased were moved to the Nakuru Level Five hospital morgue awaiting postmortem.