A 30-year-old Kenya woman identified as Ann Akiru has been hacked with a machete by her husband, John Lokoreno, for allegedly denying him sex.
The victim who is a mother of five children hails from Barina in Kampi ya Moto area of the country. She suffers deep cuts on the head, ears and her right hand which is due for amputation at Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital.
Speaking an interview with local news media, Akiru said her husband committed suicide after the unfortunate incident that happened on Sunday night.
She disclosed that she had been enmeshed in marital crisis with her husband since February, adding that he has been threatening her and spying on her through his friends and relatives.
She said,
“I’m in deep pain. The wounds on my head and arms cannot allow me to rest and have sleep. It’s unfortunate that a man whom I trusted as my husband is the one who has left me in such a hopeless state.
“My husband demanded sex, but I informed him that I was having my period. He did not take this kindly and claimed that I was unfaithful.
“My husband began spying on me after I denied him conjugal rights. He would call neighbours, asking them my whereabouts and would walk into the house in the wee hours and pick a quarrel.”
Akiru further stated that she observed that Lokoreno looked agitated when he came home last Friday from Naivasha, where he resides.
She said,
“On Sunday, I invited my mother and together we spoke about the cause of our disputes and agreed to put the matter to rest.”
She said after her mother had left their house, Lokoreno went inside the room while she was cooking, locked the door and attacked her with a machete.
Akiru said she was rushed to Mogotio hospital by her neighbours but was referred to the Level Five facility, adding that she was later informed that her husband’s body was discovered in a forest.
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