Police officers in Siaya have arrested a man who allegedly hacked his wife to death on Thursday.
The suspect was arrested by officers from Siaya Police Station, over the murder of his wife after a domestic disagreement. The deceased's body was kept inside the house.
The incident happened in Acheo Village in Kogello, and has been confirmed by Siaya Sub-County Police Commander Justus Kucha.
The police boss said that the suspect told them that the wife, who has been identified as 36-year-old Lucy Awuor, was unfaithful to him, adding that they are probing the incident.
“The body has deep cuts in the head and abdomen. The two had been involved in a domestic scuffle during the night of January 1 and 2. We are still investigating the matter," he told the Standard.
Neighbours said that the two are not new to arguments, adding that on the day of the incident, the suspect, 39, cut the woman with a machete in the stomach and head.
Neighbours, some of whom recorded statements with the police added that one of their children witnessed the incident, after which he locked them out of the house.
“He kept the body in the house on Thursday and even denied his own child access to the house,” said one of the neighbours.
The body of the deceased is being preserved at the Siaya County Morgue pending a pathological test.