A middle-aged man was apprehended on Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County, for fatally stoning his wife in the Biretwo area.
Boniface Kokwon allegedly accused his wife, Ivy Chelagat, of theft and subsequently attacked her with stones, resulting in her death.
Simon Kiplagat, a local resident, discovered Chelagat’s lifeless body with Kokwon nearby holding a knife and the stone used in the assault. Witnesses indicated that this wasn’t the first instance of domestic violence by Kokwon towards his wife.
In a separate incident, a 37-year-old man was arrested in Kimilili on Thursday, March 7, for killing his wife and her lover upon discovering them in an adulterous situation in his residence.
The man reportedly used a stone to fatally strike both victims after learning of his wife’s infidelity
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