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Man killed in domestic fight with wife in Samburu

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.

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by CYRUS OMBATI

News27 February 2025 - 07:52
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In Summary


  • Police said Amos Lemeleni was stabbed in the chest and died at a local hospital while being attended to.
  • He is said to have been engaged in a domestic fight with his wife, which turned fatal on February 25.

Crime scene

A 34-year-old man died of a stabbing following a domestic fight in Wamba Town, Samburu County.

Police said Amos Lemeleni was stabbed in the chest and died at a local hospital while being attended to.

He is said to have been engaged in a domestic fight with his wife, which turned fatal on February 25.

A kitchen knife that was used in the attack was recovered at the scene, police said adding that the woman was also arrested for questioning and possible arraignment.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.

Meanwhile, police are investigating a murder in a case where the body of a man was found on the roadside in South B, Nairobi.

The body lay on Likoni Road and seemed to have been killed at the scene, police said.

He was later identified as Daud Bishai. The body had a visible cut on the upper limb.

It is not clear who was behind the murder and the motive.

The body was picked up and taken to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.

Police said no arrest has been made so far. A team has been set up to pursue the murder.

In Ntimaru, Kuria East, the body of a 57-year-old woman was found in a river after a suspected murder.

Police said Robi Wambura Chegere had gone to wash her clothes in River Robwe but never returned home. This prompted her family to search for her before they found the body in the river with two deep cuts on the head.

Police were called to the scene and found the body lying with deep cuts on the head and in a pool of blood suspected to have been caused by a sharp object.

Police handling the matter said no arrest has been made and they are yet to establish the motive of the murder.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.

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