Man held in Igembe for hacking MOTHER

Tuesday, December 04, 2012 - Police in Igembe North are holding a middle aged man who is alleged to have slashed his mother and wife with a panga. Apparently his mother had answered his daughter in law’s call for help when the incident occurred.

Stanley Thuku had had an argument with his wife who went violent and he started beating her. His wife raised alarm as Thuku tried to slash her with a panga.

His mother heard her cry for help and rushed to the scene of the incident only to be accosted by her son; Kathelwa DO Albert Munari said that Thuku cut his mother with the panga.

She sustained injuries on the neck, legs and hands and was rushed to Maua General Hospital where she is recuperating.

Thuku was later arrested by police and will be arraigned in court once investigations on the case are completed.

The Kenyan DAILY POST