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Night guard suspected to have beheaded his wife to remain in police custody

Nazario Muriuki Mbogo being led into the Kerugoya law courts by police officers for allegedly beheading his wife last Saturday at Kianjege village , Kirinyaga Central Sub-county. PHOTO:Munene Kamau/standard Date :Feb.5/2018

Police will hold a night guard suspected of killing his wife for about two weeks as investigations into the incident go on.

Nazario Muriuki Mbogo, 44, was arraigned before the Kerugoya Law Courts yesterday and detectives pleaded for more time to conclude investigations into the killing of his wife, Mary Muthoni Muriuki, 42, on February 3 after a domestic row.

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