God told me to die, Mombasa man charged with attempted suicide tells court

Benson Muigai before a Mombasa court where he pleaded guilty to charges of attempted suicide by jumping off a ferry into the Indian Ocean. He claimed God told him to kill himself. [PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/STANDARD]

A man charged with attempted suicide yesterday shocked a Mombasa court when he said God had ordered him to take his life.

Benson Muigai, 30, told Resident Magistrate Lillian Lewa that God told him to commit suicide by jumping into the Indian Ocean.