A 25-year-old Walter Lumumba Saya was on Tuesday morning arrested and arraigned in court hours later over the death of his wife Miriam Ongoche Okutoi. Lumumba who resides in Nairobi’s Muthurwa area and works as a laptop bags seller at Githurai market is reported to have badly beaten up his wife on Monday evening at around 9 pm.
The suspect attacked his wife after suspecting that she was cheating on him with his neighbor. The loud screams by the wife attracted the attention of neighbors who came in and separated the two. They later retired to bed late into the night.
However, at 4 am, Lumumba told the police that he woke up and found his wife dead. He rushed to Muthurwa police station to report the incident.
The Investigating team led by Mowlid Roble who visited the scene documented it and took the body to the mortuary awaiting autopsy.
In court, detectives petitioned the court to detain the suspect for seven days to allow them to record witness statements and conduct a postmortem. Their request was granted by Magistrate Jane Kamau of Milimani Law court.
The matter will be mentioned on February 17. The 20-year-old Miriam Okutoi leaves behind a young daughter yet to celebrate her first birthday.
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GUEST_40wgG6wr9
02-09 19:50:16Inabidi nikulishe nikuvishe mm najinyima upate ww at end mm niumue ikiwa kuna mtu anakula vitu vyangu never najua nikikupiga kuna kushikwa na kufungwa ndio uenjoy na mtu mwengine nikiwa nimefungwa ww kaburi mm nifugwe maisha ama pia ninyonge
balarabeshehu
02-09 18:48:49mr man u paid for dowry she became ur wife ,u killed her so u are going to pay for ur sin idiot.
GUEST_lzRrpoYvV
02-10 09:52:23fool.Did the woman steal his testacles and his piston to use on her escapades?Wh not just reject her as yu condinnue with your miserable life INSTEAD of languiahing in jail for decades.