The incident happened at Weithithie estate in Juja. [PHOTO/pulse.ng]
A man in Juja on Tuesday morning killed his wife and three children before committing suicide.
Neighbours who spoke to the press said the man who has continuously been quarreling the woman is said to have strangled the three children aged between two and eight before stubbing the wife.
He then set ablaze the house where the four bodies were before committing suicide in the neighbourhood.
"We heard screams from the house. We thought it was the usual drama because he quarrels the wife every day," a neighbour identified as Lucy Muthoni said.
Muthoni said it was until they heard children screaming that they rushed to the house only to find the children already dead with the wife fighting for her life on the floor of the house.
She was lying on a pool of blood she added.
Attempt to establish the whereabouts of the man were futile until 40 minutes later where his body was found dangling on a tree at a neighbor's compound.
Police from Juja Police Station woo the bodies and have launched investigations into the matter.
The incident happened at Weithithie estate.
Police did not give the identities of the deceased saying they will only be released after investigations are over.