This Happened Today! Jealous Husband Locks Wife Inside House, Beats and Stabs Her to Death (Video)

A jealous and heartless husband has locked his wife inside the house and mercilessly beat her before stabbing her to death.

Body of the woman stabbed to death by her husband

A jealous man has killed his wife after locking her inside room and beating her mercilessly before stabbing her to death. He later turned the knife on himself. The incident happened in Kiganjo Estate in Thika area of Kenya. 

Standard reports that the man identified as George Njenga Chege, 40, picked a quarrel with his wife Joyce Wangari, 32, on Wednesday evening which degenerated into a fight. He locked her inside the room and assaulted her.

Neighbours said spirited attempts to plead with the couple to open the door, which was locked from inside, fell on deaf ears. "We heard the couple fighting but at first dismissed it since that was normal for them. However, when we realised the man was about to kill his wife, we mobilised young men to break into the room," said Penninah Wambui, a community policing representative in the area. 

However, it was too late as they found Wangari lying dead on the floor. The suspect was seated quietly next to the body while holding a kitchen knife in his hand. But, things took a different turn when just minutes later, the man took the knife and stabbed himself severally in a bid to kill himself. But, he survived and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

Residents said the couple who had been married for more than three years had separated about three months ago. The woman was living alone with her three-year old daughter. "Even though they have been separated, the man has been frequenting the house. Many of his visits have however been marked by violence and endless dispute. He used to always beat up his wife a lot when he visited," said a neighbour.

The man was said to have been arrested a week ago after he allegedly threatened to stab his wife only for him to be released after she withdrew the complaint. At the time of the tragedy, the couple's three-year-old daughter, who is now under the custody of her aunt, was away in a nearby kindergarten. 

"Despite the fact that her husband mistreated and often beat her up, Wangari loved him very much which explains why she always welcomed him to her house even after they had separated. I wish she had never allowed him back since such a thing would not have happened," said Florence Mueni, a neighbour. 

The man was taken to at Thika Level 5 Hospital while the body was taken to General Kago Funeral Home. Thika West District Administration Police Commandant Samuel Obonyo said the man would face murder charges once he fully recuperates. "It is a very tragic occurrence.

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