Man stabs girlfriend seven times before committing suicide in Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya: A man killed his girlfriend before committing suicide following a domestic quarrel in Juja B estate in Eastleigh, Nairobi.

Abdi Malik Idris, 27, first stabbed the woman identified as Santa Mohamed Abdullah, 26, seven times using a kitchen knife, killing her on the spot.

The man then walked to the rooftop of their house and swallowed a bed bug poison that was in the house. His body was discovered on the roof top of the building.

The woman’s body was in the bedroom in a pool of blood and there seemed to have been a struggle between the two before the man overpowered her, police and witnesses said.

Police said she had seven stab wounds in her body, which resulted to her death.

Neighbours said they heard a commotion between the two lovers.

Police suspect love triangle as the cause of the incident. According to Starehe OCPD Bernard Nyakwaka, neigbours told police that the woman wanted to part ways with the man over unknown issues.

“Neighbours say the two have been having issues and we suspect the incident happened out of a love triangle,” said Nyakwaka.

He added that police were alerted on Thursday morning, long after the incident had happened. Police arrived at the scene at about 2 am to discover the bodies.

The two were set to be buried on Thursday in accordance with the Islam tradition. Nyakwaka said they are investigating the incident.

Incidents of domestic brawls are on the rise in the city. Two weeks ago, a woman killed her boyfriend by stabbing him 22 times in their house in Buruburu, Nairobi after a quarrel.