A couple in Muranga County was on Monday morning arraigned in court for allegedly drowning their two-year-old daughter.
Stephen Kamau Kariuki and his wife Mildred Imaili Musya from Kibue Village in Murang’a were arrested on Sunday. The body of their daughter was retrieved from Mathioya River.
Residents in Kabui village in Murang’a County have condemned the heinous act where the parents of Sibly Masitsa allegedly killed her and threw her body into the River.
The girl went missing on May 28, but the couple failed to report to authorities forcing the villagers led by area assistant chief Julius Irungu to report the matter to the local police station.
Criminal Investigation officer Ignatius Ewoi requested the court to grant them 14 days to complete investigations before charging them with murder as the couple already admitted that the child drowned when she accompanied her mother to collect firewood.
Resident Magistrate Sheila Nyaga ordered the two to be held at Murang’a Police station until June 17, when their case will be mentioned.
A report from the prosecution revealed that, some months ago the deceased was admitted in hospital after her mother tried to poison her. The body of the girl is at Murang’a County Hospital awaiting a postmortem.