Engineer in court for attempted murder of wife, trying to defile teenager

Police have arrested an engineer facing an attempted murder charge as he tried to escape.

Danson Maganga Onyango, who was arrested at the SGR terminus in Nairobi, is also being investigated for attempted defilement of a teen in Embakasi, Nairobi.

A police officer investigating the matter told the Makadara Law Courts that a blood-stained knife was recovered.

“The suspect assaulted his wife and tried to push a knife into her throat but she got hold of the knife and in the process sustained injuries to her mouth. The suspect’s wife also sustained injuries on her hands,” said the police officer.

She said the knife is suspected to have been used on the victim and is supposed to be taken to the Government Chemist for forensic examinations.

The investigator told the court that there is a need for the scene of crime to be examined, saying the suspect used a grader to cut his way into a room in an effort to kill his victim.

“The accused person, who was arrested near Syokimau SGR terminus, is a flight risk. Remember, SGR goes through his hometown Voi,” the investigator told the court

She said exhibits found at the scene needed to be examined in a Government Chemist. The matter will be mentioned on May 20.