Police in Kirinyaga County have launched a manhunt for a 40-year-old woman suspected of fatally stabbing her lover during a dispute at Muragara Shopping Centre in Ndia Sub-County on Christmas Day.
The deceased, identified as Peter Mwangi Wanyeki, 52, is said to have been involved in a heated argument with the suspect, Edith Muthoni, at a local bar. According to eyewitnesses, the altercation allegedly arose over a Ksh.60 bill for alcohol they had consumed.
Residents who were present at the establishment said the confrontation quickly escalated, culminating in the woman allegedly stabbing Wanyeki in the chest where he died at the scene.
One witness told the police that the suspect reportedly grabbed a knife that had been in use for food preparation during Christmas celebrations.
The family of the deceased says that they were together enjoying Christmas when they received a call informing that Mwangi had been killed and they knew the woman as she comes from Kandegwa village, not far from their home.
Confirming the incident, Kirinyaga West Sub-County Police Commander Jos Mudavadi said officers had launched an intensive search for the suspect, who fled the scene after the incident.
Police have since moved the body to a local mortuary as investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident continue.
