A 30-year-old man killed his 25-year-old lover by attacking her with a panga before he attempted to take his own life.
Timothy Kiptoo Kipkosgei is alleged to have tracked Faith Chebet down to an apartment in Mung'etho, juja, where he attacked her fatally wounding her.
A witness reported that Kipkosgei approached Chebet, who had been visiting a friend, before attacking her with a knife he had carried from his bag.
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“At around 4pm I saw a man chasing a woman believed to be his lover. They accessed our apartment through the open gate into room number 12 which was wide open. The man locked the door and what we heard later were screams from the lady,” recounted Litalanga.
“When we went down the building and to inquire what was happening, we found the man had slashed the woman with a panga on the neck after stabbing her with a knife,” the witness added.
According to Juja sub-county Police Commander Michael Mwaura, Kipkosgei attempted suicide with the panga, cutting himself on the head and neck.
Mwaura stated that police from Juja Police Station rushed the victim to Thika Level 5 Hospital.
"Beside her body, was the suspect who was also writhing in pain and bleeding profusely from the head with visible physical injuries," claimed the head of the Juja police department. The blood-stained knife and machete were found at the scene.
