Suspect in Catherine Nyokabi’s murder 'attempted suicide three times'

Evans Karani and Catherine Nyokabi dated for two years, police said. [Standard]

Evans Karani, the 38-year-old man from Githurai Kimbo accused of killing his lover last Wednesday, had attempted suicide on three separate occasions after the chilling incident, The Standard has learnt.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Officer investigating Catherine Nyokabi’s murder, Richard Mwaura, told The Standard that Karani confessed to unsuccessfully attempting to take his own life after he had allegedly killed the 25-year-old woman.