Police arrest a man for hacking wife to death

A 39-year-old man who allegedly hacked his wife to death on Thursday in Acheo village of Kogelo, Siaya County, was arrested yesterday.

The suspect, who was yesterday being being held at Siaya police station, is said to have killed Lucy Awuor, 36, following a domestic scuffle.

Neighbours said a fight ensued between them after Awuor returned home at midnight. He is said to have cut Awuor with a panga in the head and stomach and hid her body in the house.

According to Siaya Sub-county Police Commander Justus Kucha, the suspect claimed in his statement that his wife returned home drunk.

Mr Kucha told Saturday Standard that the suspect accused his wife of infidelity.

“The body has deep cuts in the head and abdomen. The two had been involved in a domestic scuffle during the night of January 1 and 2. We are still investigating the matter,” he said.

The police said they received information on the incident from neighbours.

One of the couple’s children who witnessed the fight was willing to record a statement.

The body of the woman was moved to the Siaya County Morgue, awaiting postmortem.

Neighbours said the couple fought regularly.

“He kept the body in the house on Thursday and even denied his own child access to the house,” a neighbour said.