This archive report was first published on 21 October 2019.
Published on October 21, 2019, a 40-year-old woman is being held by police in Naivasha for allegedly stabbing her 18-year-old husband to death.
The incident occurred at their home in Kasarani village, where the woman, a former flower farm worker, stabbed her teenage husband, a fisherman, in the chest following a dispute.
According to James Ocholla, a neighbor, the two had been cohabiting for the last one year and constant fights were a common occurrence, with the woman accusing her teenage lover of having affairs with local girls.
Naivasha OCPD Samuel Waweru confirmed that the suspect was being held at Naivasha police station and that initial investigations pointed to murder.
Mr. Waweru added that officers had recovered the knife used in the attack and recorded a statement from the suspect, who will be arraigned on Tuesday to face murder charges.
