Police in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, have arrested a woman in Elgon View estate for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in a domestic row.
Winnie Maina, 35, is accused of stabbing Wycliffe Muriithi Miriti, 33, who died while undergoing treatment at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.
Police said the man was stabbed with a knife three times and the suspect rushed him to the hospital in the family car.
A security guard at the estate told police that the couple arrived at their house from a local pub at around 4.30 am on Monday, August 22, before a fight erupted.
According to Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Ayub Gitonga, the accused was arrested and detained at the Langas police station before being arraigned in an Eldoret court on Tuesday.
The suspected attacker suffered stab injuries in her buttocks.
Meanwhile, Eldoret High Court deputy registrar Rosemary Onkoba allowed police to hold the suspect for seven days pending investigations.
The court directed that the suspect undergoes a mental assessment before she is formally charged.
The case will be mentioned on August 29, 2022.
