The Directorate of Criminal Investigation is hunting a 35 year old primary school teacher who attempted to kill his wife.
James Kimeu who is a teacher employed by TSC in Menzamwenye primary school in Lungalunga sub county in Kwale county attacked his wife with a hammer and a knife and ran leaving her to die.
However Caren Namubuya, 29, who was stabbed on the chest and hit on the head severally with a hammer, is lucky to be alive and is recuperating at the Lunga Lunga Sub-County hospital in stable condition.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the two had separated before the attacker invited Namubuya to his house in a bid to reconcile.
However, Kimeu locked the main door with a padlock and turned on her savagely, with a kitchen knife and a hammer.
Neighbours who heard the commotion forcefully gained entry into the house and found the victim lying on the floor in a pool of blood.
The man however managed to escape, and detectives have since launched a manhunt for him.
Below is the official statement by DCI which was shared on their Facebook page.
TEACHER ON THE RUN AFTER ATTEMPTED MURDER
Detectives based in Kwale county are looking for a man who attacked his estranged wife with a hammer and a knife last night, before fleeing leaving her unconscious in a pool of blood.
Caren Namubuya, 29, who was stabbed on the chest and hit on the head severally with a hammer, is lucky to be alive and is recuperating at the Lunga Lunga Sub-County hospital in stable condition.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the two had separated before the attacker James Kimeu, 35, invited Namubuya to his house in a bid to reconcile.
However, Kimeu locked the main door with a padlock and turned on her savagely, with a kitchen knife and a hammer.
Neighbours who heard the commotion forcefully gained entry into the house and found the victim lying on the floor in a pool of blood.
The man who is a teacher at Menzamwenye primary school however managed to escape, and detectives have since launched a manhunt for him.
Should you have any information that may lead to his arrest, #FichuakwaDCI anonymously through our toll free line 0800 722 203.