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Lari man slashes wife to death, harms 16-year-old daughter

Residents of Kimende in Lari, Kiambu County at the scene where a 56-year-old man took his life after killing his wife and harming their teenage daughter. [George Njunge, Standard]

A 56-year-old man from Lari Constituency in Kiambu County died by suicide on Saturday, October 29 after killing his wife and harming his 16-year-old step-daughter, police said.

Benson Wanjohi is alleged to have fatally slashed his spouse Alice Njeri at their Kimende home in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

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