This archive report was first published on 20 July 2020.
On July 20, 2020, a tragic incident unfolded in Makueni County, where a 32-year-old man allegedly took his own life at his girlfriend's single-room house in Wote town.
The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, told police that she had retired to bed early, leaving her boyfriend to watch the football match between English Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester United in a FA Cup tie.
According to the woman, she woke up at around 4 am to find her boyfriend's body hanging from the roof of the house, with his own jacket allegedly used as the ligature.
Police took the man's body to the Makueni Referral Hospital mortuary for further examination.
Following preliminary investigations, police arrested the woman for further questioning, citing suspicions surrounding the circumstances of the man's death.
‘Since it was a single room, this raised suspicions. We have arrested the lady to help in investigations over the boyfriend’s death. If there was foul play, the post-mortem would tell,’ said Makueni Sub-County Police Commander John Maina.
