This archive report was first published on 30 August 2019.
On Monday night, a tragic event unfolded in Lereshwa, Kipipiri, where 33-year-old Teresia Wanjiru was brutally murdered by her husband, Peter Ng'ang'a, alias Patrick Mugo. The incident occurred after nearly a decade of an abusive marriage.
According to family and friends, Ng'ang'a was a womaniser who would bring women home, forcing Wanjiru to spend the night in the kitchen. The couple's troubles had been mediated at Mihatari police station multiple times.
Wanjiru lived between her parents' and her family home. A neighbour revealed that 'any time she ran away, her husband would bring another wife within three days.' Wanjiru would return and chase the new woman away, saying she couldn't surrender a stone house she had invested Sh90,000 in to another woman.
Ng'ang'a was also a suspected criminal, allegedly part of a gang that stole livestock in Nyandarua. Wanjiru once reported him to the police after a neighbour's cows were stolen and slaughtered in the bush.
On Monday evening, police in Kipipiri discovered Wanjiru's body, with her head missing. However, when the Star visited Mbombo village on Wednesday, family members and neighbours said other organs were also missing.
Wanjiru's mother, Joyce Wangui, said her grandchildren narrated the events leading to their mother's death. The children told her that Wanjiru had gone to the hospital but instructed them to go for a family cow, which was grazing at their paternal grandmother's place. When they returned, their father padlocked the main house from the outside and told them their mother had stolen his money and gone to her parents' home.
Ng'ang'a was later traced at Karunga in Gilgil, Nakuru county, where he was killed by an irate mob. Wanjiru's mother revealed that there have been other allegations of criminal activity by Ng'ang'a, including stealing cattle and murdering a man.
