Gruesome details emerge over man who killed his girlfriend and her 3 kids in Kiambu

Piece by: Geoffrey Mbuthia
Lifestyle

A horrifying incident happened this last Sunday. A man called Maina committed a crime so heinous and diabolical that one shudders at the thought of it.

According to police reports, the man, only identified as Maina, might have raped one of the daughters, who was 13-years old, Mary Wairimu, before brutally killing her, Standard reports.

Going by the revelations disclosed by one of the deceased’s neighbours, Wairimu was tortured before death. The source, who sought anonymity, told a local daily:

“She was kneeling on the floor, and her hands had been tied behind her back with a rope. Her face was facing sideways."

Details regarding Maina have remained scanty since the neighbors didn’t seem to know him well mentioning that he rarely visited the family.

Residents also stated that Maina and the late Gathoni had an on-off relationship adding that they had normal squabbles when he visited.

After committing the wicked act, the man in question fled the scene and police are still hunting him down.

Maina, only spared the life of her 2-year-old girl when he murdered the four at around 2 am on Monday. The reason was that the girl was said to be his daughter.

Neigbours described the late Gathoni as a hardworking person who did everything to feed her children. She is said to have been working in a local pub.

The 33 year-old’s sister, Nancy Wangari, said that Maina was not well known to the family.