Police in Mwala, Machakos County, have launched investigations following a tragic incident in which a 45-year-old man allegedly killed his wife and their two-year-old child before taking his own life.
The incident occurred at the family’s home in Lower Kwandoo Village, where the man reportedly stabbed his 30-year-old wife and their young child to death before committing suicide by hanging himself.
Confirming the incident, Mwala Sub-County Police Commander Catherine Kagwiria said detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had commenced investigations to establish the circumstances that led to the deaths.
Police officers visited the scene and moved the bodies of the three family members to the mortuary at Machakos Level 5 Hospital, where they await further procedures.
