It was a sad shocking day for residents of Emukaba village in Kakamega County as a 45-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the murder of his wife.
The suspect, William Shivoko is alleged to have stabbed Daphine Maloba, cleaned her body to conceal evidence before he left to watch a bullfighting event in Lurambi.He later went back home and consumed poison to kill himself but neighbours alerted the police who arrested him.Villagers said the woman was the man’s fourth wife.
Simon Furukha, a neighbour said Maloba’s youngest kid alerted them after he tried waking up his mother, who was not responding.
“We had not seen the victim since Saturday (February 16) and we thought she had travelled. When the child told us the mother was sleeping, we got curious and decided to check on her; it was shocking to stumble on a dead body,” Furukha said.
The victim’s brother, Kassim Maloba said he was shocked upon learning of the death of his sister.
“I visited the home and found she had been deep cuts on the thighs and back. She had been stabbed on the head with a knife, her hands tied with a wire and a hammer placed on her private parts,” Maloba said, adding, “my sister died a painful death. My heart bleeds for her.”The family are demanding cops investigate the matter and help them get justice.
The victim’s father, Ramadhan Asaba said the couple had been married for seven years and had domestic squabbles for some time.
“As the deceased family, we demand that our son in-law to give us four cows and Sh30, 000. One cow will be used for cleansing and the rest to pay bride price,” Asaba said.