This archive report was first published on 21 May 2020.
On Thursday, May 21, 2020, Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested James Kifo Muriuko, a 30-year-old man, at his hideout in Kinango, Kitui county.
According to reports, Muriuko committed the heinous crime after luring his wife to River Kathitha on the night of Saturday, May 16. He ordered her to undress, which she hesitated to do, prompting him to beat her up.
Police reports indicate that the suspect then sprayed pepper and salt on her genitals and used a knife to force them inside before sealing them with glue. He also sealed her ears and mouth with glue and fled the scene, leaving her for dead.
‘The arrest followed a shocking report made by the complainant, his wife, on how the suspect lured her in the dead of the night to river Kathita whereby he ordered her to strip naked and tell him all the men she had slept with while he was in Nairobi,’ the DCI said in a statement.
‘The suspect will be charged accordingly once necessary police procedure is complete,’ the DCI added.
