This archive report was first published on 10 July 2019.
On July 9, 2019, a tragic incident occurred in Thome estate, Nairobi, where a 32-year-old woman killed her husband, their 14-year-old and 3-year-old children before taking her own life.
According to Kasarani police boss Peter Kimani, the couple had been experiencing recurrent domestic disputes, with the 37-year-old man having reported several instances of being beaten by his wife.
Kimani stated that the motive behind the incident was still unknown and that they were investigating the matter further.
The bodies of the four were discovered on Tuesday afternoon after labourers who used to buy food from the woman at a construction site raised queries over her whereabouts.
A postmortem is planned to establish the cause of death.
