A man accused of murdering his wife and child who on Monday told a Nakuru High Court that his life is in danger while out on bond has been remanded at Nakuru G.K Prison.
Jeremiah Ngware was accused of murdering his wife Grace Wacheke and his son Brian Ngware on the morning of June 17, 2010 at Falling Waters Secondary School in Nyahururu.
He told Nakuru Resident Judge Maureen Odero that his life was in danger because he received threatening calls and messages from people who claimed to be victims' relatives saying that they will be happy to see him dead.
“I received numerous threatening texts and calls saying that they will be relaxed when they see me dead and this has unsettled me as I keep hiding,” he said.
His lawyer David Mongeri told the court that his client believes that he may be safer in custody pending determination of his case.
His case has seen two witnesses testifying against him and further eight yet to testify, including two of his children who were at the scene of crime.
Ngware, a former prison warder who quit and joined teaching, becoming Falling Waters Secondary School deputy head teacher in Nyahururu is said to have had a series of mental illness before he allegedly committed the crime.
According to a psychiatric report by Dr Joseph Njau of Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital in Nakuru, Ngware was mentally unsound thus he could not be ready to proceed with the proceedings of the court.
The doctor recommended that he requires intensive treatment under a psychiatrist before he pleaded to the charges.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder and was released on a surety bond of Sh100,000 and one surety who was his brother.
According to the witnesses’ testimonies in a court file, they claimed that the accused assaulted the wife and the boy at his home causing severe head injuries.
Judge Odero ordered that the accused be remanded at the prison while his lawyer follows up at the C.I.D offices about the threats.
The case was slated for hearing on March 17, 2016