A 45-year-old man in Nyahururu town has been arrested for reportedly stabbing to death a woman he has been living with for years and seriously injuring her grandson during a brawl early Wednesday, June 12 morning.

Rose Osomo, 31, reported the incident to authorities, and a team was sent to the property, where they discovered the terrible aftermath of the brawl.

According to a police report, a quarrel broke out between 52-year-old Beatrice Nyandigo and the lover she has been housing for years, 45-year-old John Mungai, in their KCC neighbourhood home.

Nyandigo was found dead from knife wounds to her back and chest, and her 10-year-old grandson was found with stab wounds to his chest, face, arms, legs, and belly.

“The grandson was rushed to Nyahururu County Referral Hospital where he is undergoing treatment though in serious condition,” the police report stated.

After the encounter, Mungai allegedly tried to escape, but boda boda riders pursued him, causing him to run to the police station for safety.

”At the station, he fell down and officers manning the station noticed that he also had injuries on his chest. He was rushed to the same facility and undergoing treatment while being guarded. Scene documented by crime personnel and body with several stab injuries on the back and chest taken to Nyahururu County Referral hospital morgue awaiting autopsy,” the report added.

Additionally, a kitchen knife suspected to be the murder weapon has been collected for evidence.