A middle-aged-man who allegedly brutally murdered his wife and kept her body in their house for three days was on Friday arraigned before a Thika Law Court to answer charges of murder.
The accused Joseph Njoroge, 28 appeared before the Thika Acting Chief Magistrate Stephen Mbungi.
The Court heard that in April 1 2015 the accused murdered his wife after a heated argument in Kiandutu Slums and hid her body in the house for three days in an attempt to conceal the crime.
The accused denied the charges and was released on a Sh1 million bond and a surety of a similar amount and is set to appear before the same Court in June 24 2015 for the hearing of his case.
Prosecuting Chief Inspector Nancy Muthuri requested the Court to order for a mental check up on the accused person before he is arraigned in court for the next hearing.
The plea was granted and the investigating officers were directed to take the accused person for a metal check up to ascertain his mental health before he faces the murder charges levied against him.
The court which was packed to capacity was told that on the material day the accused person went home at around 9pm and found his wife in the house. He demanded for food but the wife told him that there was no food as he had not left money to buy any food.
Irked by the response the accused allegedly battered his wife using a blunt object killing her.
He reportedly hid the body in the house for three days until a neighbour and a friend of the deceased, Jane Mumbi noticed a foul smell emanating from the house and peeped through the window to check what was happening. To her surprise she saw the body of her friend hanging from the rooftop.
She screamed for help attracting the attention of the area residents who alerted the Police.
The accused is said to remain in custody until a mental checkup is done.