A woman allegedly murdered her husband before hanging herself in Kamacuku village, Tharaka Nithi County.
On Monday morning, the body of Moses Kirimi Mati, a Chuka University architect and head of the estates department, was found in a pool of blood in the parking lot of his homestead.
Pamela Wanja’s body was later discovered hanging from the balcony of their four-storey building.
A blood-stained metal rod next to Mr Mati’s body was believed to have been used to hit him on the head several times, fracturing his skull.
Ms Wanja’s clothes, as well as a Toyota double-cab pickup parked near Mr Mati’s body, were also stained with blood.
The couple left behind three children.
Police also discovered a suicide note written by Ms Wanja before she hanged herself, in which she apologized to their three children for their deaths.
According to Maara sub-county Police Commander Mohammed Jarso, CCTV footage from the building captured the scuffle that occurred on Sunday night.
“We have discovered a suicide note with the names of their three children and an apology and our preliminary investigations show that it was written by the wife before killing herself by hanging using a rope,” said Mr Jarso.
The officer stated that cases of spouses killing each other were on the rise in the region and urged married partners to divorce rather than kill or commit suicide.
He stated that murder or suicide are not acceptable solutions to domestic disputes because children and relatives are victimized.
“This is a young family and the children who are in primary school have been left total orphans,” he said.
