Kenyan woman stabs husband to death over alleged infidelity

 

Deputy principal of Siksik Secondary School in Chesumei constituency, Nandi County, Kenya, has been stabbed to death by his wife over alleged infidelity.

The 34-year-old deceased, Gideon Kemboi, and his wife, Sharon Kemboi, 27, were said to have been having family issues for the last few years.

An eyewitness, Tecla Jerotich said; “Quarrel, fights, and screams have been the order of the day in the couple’s family for some time now. They have never had peace in their home.”

According to reports, the wrangles within the family began after the wife suspected the teacher was having an extramarital affair.

Jerotich said that Sharon reportedly took a kitchen knife and stabbed her husband in the chest in the early hours of Sunday, February 27.

He died after losing a lot of blood while being rushed to the hospital.

The suspect has since been arrested by the police and is currently being held at Kapsabet Police Station where she is awaiting to be arraigned in court.

“The police officers arrested the woman as well as took her husband’s body to Kapsaret county hospital mortuary,” Jerotich said.

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The criminal investigation team have started investigations into the matter to establish what caused the incident.

Nandi Central OCPD, Doris Chemos, who confirmed the incident urged married couples not to take law into their hands and to resolve their issues amicably.