Woman burns husband to death after coming home late

A man from Murang’a was set ablaze by his wife. According to neighbors, the deceased, a shop owner and a father of two arrived home at midnight after spending the day at a get together party in his rural home.

A quarrel started between the couple that led to a fight.

A few hours later at around 2am, the neighbors were woken up by the couples’ children screaming for help.

The wife had doused the couple’s bed with paraffin and torched it while her husband slept.

She then proceeded to lock the door from outside and ran away a few metres from her house.

She then took poison but did not die. Thereafter she was rushed to Murang’a District Hospital where she is currently recuperating.

Rescue efforts by the neighbors bore no fruit as the room had been locked.

The victim’s body has since been taken to Muranga County council mortuary.

The couple is alleged to have had constant fights with the wife going to her parents’ home and coming back several times.