A widow staged a protest in her husband’s grave on Thursday at Wanyororo
cemetery in Bahati, Nakuru County, Kenya, after a suspect linked to his
murder was allegedly released from police custody.The deceased, 33
year-old Edward Mwangi was was found murdered in a farm in Wanyororo B
area in Bahati after being stabbed eight times on December 3, 2018.The
main suspect is said to have surrendered himself to the police and also
presented a knife he used to kill the deceased. Mr Mwangi’s family
claims the suspect was released the same day.On Thursday, his widow Mary
Wangari led a group of friends and relatives in demanding the arrest of
the suspect before the burial could proceed. They also vowed that no
burial will take place until the suspect is arraigned in court.“We will
not allow the funeral to take place until we get an explanation why the
main suspect was released,” said the widow.A rival group had dug a grave
at the Wanyororo cemetery on Thursday and wanted to proceed with the
burial.The deceased, a father of two and footballer in a local club, is
said to have engaged in a scuffle with the suspect who claimed he was
dating his wife before stabbing him to death.Widow jumps into her husband's grave to protest after his alleged murderer is released from police custody
A widow staged a protest in her husband’s grave on Thursday at Wanyororo
cemetery in Bahati, Nakuru County, Kenya, after a suspect linked to his
murder was allegedly released from police custody.The deceased, 33
year-old Edward Mwangi was was found murdered in a farm in Wanyororo B
area in Bahati after being stabbed eight times on December 3, 2018.The
main suspect is said to have surrendered himself to the police and also
presented a knife he used to kill the deceased. Mr Mwangi’s family
claims the suspect was released the same day.On Thursday, his widow Mary
Wangari led a group of friends and relatives in demanding the arrest of
the suspect before the burial could proceed. They also vowed that no
burial will take place until the suspect is arraigned in court.“We will
not allow the funeral to take place until we get an explanation why the
main suspect was released,” said the widow.A rival group had dug a grave
at the Wanyororo cemetery on Thursday and wanted to proceed with the
burial.The deceased, a father of two and footballer in a local club, is
said to have engaged in a scuffle with the suspect who claimed he was
dating his wife before stabbing him to death.
