Horror as Kakamega man brutally skins wife, in order to get Gold

Police in Kakamega are investigating a case in which a man skinned his wife for ritual purposes.

Obed Ihaji was arraigned in court on Monday and was accused of slitting Carolyne Mukutu’s throat, skinning her head and disposing off her body in a nearby goldmine.

An utopsy  revealed that the body had also the tongue removed, eyes gouged out and ears chopped off. She had also been skinned on the face leaving a bare scalp.

The body of the deceased was on March 4 recovered by locals at a gold mine pit situated in Ihaji’s family land just 20 meters from his house.It is believed that by dumping the deceased in the goldmine pit, it would cause more gold deposits to be recovered.

The suspect will be charged on March 26.

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