Elgeyo Marakwet police are investigating an incident in where a woman allegedly killed her expectant co-wife owning to a dispute.Mercy Cheyech, 23, was eight months pregnant is alleged to have been hacked to death by her co-wife in a brutal killing in Kibendo Village, Keiyo North Sub-county on Saturday night.
In accordance to area assistant chief Paul Kipyego, the suspect walked for about four kilometres from her matrimonial home to her mother-in-law’s house where Cheyech lived and allegedly committed the offence. Residents said they heard a quarrel and upon arrival at the home, they found the deceased had been seriously injured and was bleeding profusely.
Mr Kipyego said Cheyech, who came from neighbouring West Pokot County was rushed to Iten County Referral after the 8 pm incident but succumbed to the injuries.The suspect of the killing Goreti Ayabei, 28, is reported to have cut Cheyech several times on the neck using a machete following a disagreement.
Ayabei, a mother of four was arrested as she attempted to flee the scene and is being questioned at Tambach Police station.Penix Korir, 30, brought in Cheyech a month ago as his second wife and took her to his mother’s house where she has been living.
“I am totally shocked by what happened. I had asked my first wife that I would be bringing in a new wife and she told she would be ready to welcome her.
My new wife was due to deliver next week,” an agonized Korir explained. “I came home to my first wife on Saturday and I was told she has stepped out. I was later informed he has killed my new wife. I am yet to come to terms with what she did,” he said.
Some of the things we are doing to our fellow human beings are bordering past insanity!