Panic gripped a village in the Mount Kenya region after a married woman who was allegedly having an intimate affair with her neighbour got struck and killed by lightning.
Reports streaming in indicate that the duo was having sex in the 28-year-old woman’s matrimonial bed as it rained outside.
Residents who spoke to journalists said that as the couple romped, lightning struck the woman killing her on the spot.
It is still unclear how the lightning struck the woman and spared the man.
Only the woman was struck and the bed they were sleeping in caught fire. The man is said to have hurriedly put on his pants and ran away from the scene.
It is said that the two have been having an illicit affair without the knowledge of the woman’s husband.
Marete, a neighbour, said the lightning struck the woman burning her and the mattress they lay on, while the man fled. He is yet to resurface.
Enjoying themselves
It is still unclear how the man escaped the tragedy unhurt.
The deceased is married to a Nairobi-based hawker, who was said to have been away in Nairobi when the incident occurred.
The couple has three children.
“It was raining heavily and the two were enjoying themselves in the woman’s matrimonial bed. Lightning struck the house and fire burnt the bed but the man escaped,” said Marete.
Surprisingly, only the bed was hit and the entire house remained intact.
Marete added that the mattress that they were lying on was also burnt completely.
Residents said the man hurriedly wore his pants and fled leaving behind the burnt body. He is yet to resurface.
