Police in Bomet County have arrested a 32-year-old woman following the fatal stabbing of her husband during a domestic dispute at a local bar.
According to reports, the incident occurred on Monday morning after an argument between the couple escalated into a violent confrontation that left the man dead.
Bernard Kipkoech, 36, died from his injuries after being stabbed in the neck by his wife, Sharon Cherotich, at a drinking establishment in Chepalungu Sub-county.
The tragic incident occurred at approximately 10:40 a.m. at a bar located about one kilometer south of Kapkuen Police Station in Kaplele village.
Bomet County Police Commander Edward Imbwaga confirmed the incident, stating that initial investigations suggest the fatal attack occurred during a heated argument between the couple while they were drinking at the establishment.
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"A couple that was taking drinks within a certain bar went after each other, causing the husband, one Bernard Kipkoech aged 36 years, to be pierced by one Sharon Cherotich, 32 years, who is the wife," Imbwaga stated.
According to police investigations, Cherotich allegedly smashed a beer bottle during the altercation and used the broken glass as a weapon to stab her husband.
"Bernard was pierced on the neck, thereby sustaining injuries with a lot of blood oozing," the police commander explained.
Following the attack, Kipkoech was rushed to Tennek Mission Hospital for emergency treatment. However, medical staff pronounced him dead upon arrival.
The suspect was immediately taken into custody following the incident. Crime scene experts from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) were dispatched to process and document the scene as part of the ongoing investigation.
This latest incident adds to a growing list of family-related murders that have shocked communities across the country in recent months.
In another case of family tragedy in October, residents of Mai Mahiu in Naivasha were left reeling after a man allegedly poisoned his two children before taking his own life following a domestic dispute with his estranged wife.
The man, believed to have been in his late twenties, reportedly took the children without their mother's consent and went missing. When Mary Karuku, the children's mother, was unable to reach him, she reported the matter to the Mai Mahiu police station.
The following day, she made the heartbreaking discovery of her children's bodies alongside that of their father at their home. The bodies were transferred to Naivasha County Hospital mortuary, awaiting postmortem examination.
A distraught Karuku made an emotional appeal for assistance with burial arrangements, calling on local leaders including the Governor and area MP to help lay her children to rest.
