Mother and son charged with stealing man's corpse from Mombasa mortuary

Jane Mbula (left) and her son John Mutua at the Mombasa Court in Mombasa County on Monday 8th August 2017, where they were arraigned in court for contravening the court's orders which stopped the two from burying the late Kisavi Jackson Kisangai, who was Jane's husband. They were released on a personal bond. Photo/Kelvin Karani

A woman was charged on Monday with stealing the body of her husband from a Mombasa mortuary and burying it against a court order.

The alleged theft and burial occurred after the first wife moved to court and obtained orders to stop the burial of Kisavi Jackson Kisangai, who died in December last year.