A man, his supposed wife and child have been admitted to a hospital after a suicide-murder attempt that went awry.
The incident that happened Thursday in Kautine village- Igembe North saw the man stab his teenager girlfriend 11 times before descending on their toddler.
Mr Joseph Kaumbuthu, the father of the 17-year-old girl, told reporters that police officers said they would visit the scene after the suspect had recuperated.
Mr Kaumbuthu and his wife collected items from the scene of the attack including a suicide note, a pesticide, the weapon of attack and bloodied clothes.
According to the suicide note, the assailant wanted to eliminate mother and child before committing suicide.
Mr Kaumbuthu said trouble started when he and his wife announced plans to take their daughter back to school.
“He impregnated my daughter when she was in class eight but we forgave him. We allowed our daughter to take care of the child and plans were underway for her to go back to school.
“When she told him that she was going back to school, he became violent,” he said.
Ms Beatrice Kaumbuthu, the girl’s mother, said the young couple had cohabited for some time.
“They had a dispute after she informed the man that she is going back to school.
“She came back home and informed us that he had threatened to stab her if she went back to school,” she said.
In the suicide note seen by reporters, the man said the girl does not respect him, she hurls insults him and that she is always at her parents home.