Reports reaching us has it that a manhunt has been launched for a man who sexually assaulted his wife after accusing her of infidelity on Saturday May 16.
The police in Tharaka South Sub-County in Kenya said the suspect
first persuaded his wife to move from their Marimanti township home,
fearing that he would be arrested after having travelled from Nairobi
where there is a lockdown.
On reaching Kathita River, the man who threatened to kill his wife
ordered her to undress. It was gathered that when she turned down his
request, the man descended on her with blows while threatening to stab
her with the knife he was holding.
The police read in part;
“They both went and on reaching River Kathita, he ordered her to
remove all her clothes so that she may tell him all the men she had
slept with while he was at Nairobi.”
Tharaka South Police Commander, Kiprop Rutto said the suspect then
proceeded to adding pepper, salt and onions in his wife’s private parts
using a sharp knife, before applying superglue mixed with sand to ‘seal’
it off. He also applied the same super glue on his wife’s ears and
mouth before fleeing from the scene.
The woman managed to walk to Marimanti Police Station where she
reported the matter before she was rushed to Marimanti Sub-County
Hospital where she is receiving treatment. Mr Rutto added that the
suspect is a known criminal in the region who is being sought by the
police for various crimes.
Police said they have launched a manhunt to seize and charge him in court.