Woman sets upon husband, daughter with axe as they sleep
Police carrying one of the bodies of the victims hacked to death by a court clerk at Kioru village in Kirinyaga County on April 11, 2020. PHOTO | GEORGE MUNENE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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According to family members, Naomi Wanjiku set upon Charles Murimi, 49, and their daughter Vallery Njeri, 13, with an axe while they were asleep around 3am.
The family adds that after killing the two, Wanjiku went to her son's house where she asked him to open the door.
Kirinyaga West police boss Samuel Mwika said the suspect is being sought.
A court clerk on Saturday morning reportedly killed her husband and daughter in a chilling attack at Kioru village, Kirinyaga County.
According to family members, Naomi Wanjiku set upon Charles Murimi, 49, and their daughter Vallery Njeri, 13, with an axe while they were asleep around 3am.
The family adds that after killing the two, Wanjiku went to her son's house where she asked him to open the door.
The son, Felix Njine, opened the door only to be confronted by hisaxe-wielding mother who said she was going to kill everyone in the family.
Njine, however, managed to wrest the away the axe from Wanjiku and called for help from neighbours who rushed to the scene and were met with the lifeless bodies of father and daughter.
The neighbours are now wondering why the clerk based at Karatina Law Courts committed the crime.
Wanjiku is said to have fled as soon as the son alerted neighbours.
Kirinyaga West police boss Samuel Mwika said the suspect is being sought.
"We are pursuing the clerk so that we can prefer murder charges against her."
The late Murimi worked as a manager at a local private milk firm while his daughter was a Standard Eight pupil.
