A sombre mood has engulfed Segerot village in Chepalungu, Bomet County, after a nurse allegedly killed his wife before dying by suicide following a suspected domestic dispute.
The body of the woman, identified as Viola Kirui, who was in her 40s, was found lying on a bed inside the couple’s home, while her husband was discovered hanging from a tree within their compound.
Cheboin Sub-location Assistant Chief Daisy Sawe said preliminary findings indicate that the man, who was also in his 40s and worked as a nurse at Longisa County Referral Hospital, may have strangled his wife before taking his own life.
Kirui was a teacher.
Authorities also reported finding a suspected injectable substance inside the bedroom where Kirui’s body was discovered. Investigators are yet to establish whether the substance was connected to the deaths.
According to Assistant Chief Sawe, the couple had allegedly been experiencing frequent domestic disagreements, which had previously prompted relatives to intervene in an effort to resolve their differences.
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The deaths have shocked residents of Segerot, with the circumstances surrounding the incident now the subject of a police investigation.
Police officers from Bomet Central Police Station visited the scene after the bodies were discovered.
The officers processed the scene before the bodies were moved to the Longisa County Referral Hospital mortuary, where they await postmortem examinations.
The postmortem examinations are expected to establish the exact causes of death and provide investigators with further information as they piece together what happened before the couple were found dead.
Police are also expected to establish the circumstances surrounding the suspected killing and subsequent suicide, including whether the suspected injectable substance found inside the bedroom played any role in the incident.
The investigation comes as residents and relatives mourn the couple, with the alleged history of domestic disagreements likely to form part of the inquiry into the deaths.
Authorities have not yet released further details on what may have triggered the latest dispute.
As investigations continue, the final cause and circumstances of the deaths will be subject to findings from the postmortem examinations and the ongoing police inquiry.
