Naomi Wanjiku a court clerk who is accused of hacking her husband and daughter to death has been found hiding in a thicket, in Kirinyaga County.
The suspect was arrested following a tip from a villager who saw her hiding in a nearby bush close to her home, raising the alarm and informing the police.
Joseph Mwika, Kirinyaga West police commander while confirming the incident said that the woman was in police custody though in an unresponsive state unaware of her surroundings and looking confused.
“We have the suspect in our custody at the Baricho Police Station but she looks confused and seems not even aware that she killed her family,” said Mr Mwika.
Naomi is accused of killing her 49-year-old husband Charles Murimi and their 13-year-old daughter Valerie Njeri, a pupil at Jufred Academy in Kagumo, in unknown circumstances using an axe at Kioru village on Saturday, April 11th at around 3 am.
After killing her husband and daughter, the judicial officer went to her son's house to complete her mission but luckily for 21year old Felix Njine, he managed to disarm his mother before she could cause more harm.
''I opened the door for my mother only to see her armed with an axe telling me that she was going to kill all the family members,'' said Felix
The neighbours were quick in responding to the distress calls and found two lifeless bodies of Murimi and his daughter in a pool of blood at the family's main house.
The culprit was taken into police custody at Baricho Police station for further questioning and is set to face murder charges.
Wanjiku is a senior judicial officer at the Karatina Law Courts where she is serving as the court clerk.
Cases of cold-blooded murders have been on the rise with authorities and experts calling for better conflict resolution mechanisms.
Esther Mbau a psychologist has attributed the rising number of domestic deaths and suicides to individuals who are afraid of facing stigma whenever they try to address their issues with friends.
''The society should be receptive and ready to offer guidance without judging. People are killing each other with some committing suicide because they'd rather keep to themselves than face stigma associated with telling your stories to strangers, who in turn spread it to others and now you find people gossiping about you in a way to you did not anticipate,''
"That is why someone sees death as an easy solution to their problems which should not be happening,'' says Esther.
