Detectives in Meru are searching for a man suspected of brutally killing his wife after a domestic altercation.
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The body of the 45-year-old woman was discovered under a culvert along the Therone-Kiuma Murram road, hours after the couple was seen arguing while walking home from Therone market in Ikuua.
It is believed that the suspect who was at the time armed with a panga, turned against his wife in the cover of darkness, inflicting fatal cuts on her neck on Monday, March 24.
After the brutal act, he went into hiding to avoid being caught.
The police are trying to determine the motive behind the deadly assault.
Residents woke up to a shocking sight of a mother, relative, and friend, lifeless and covered in blood.
The suspect remains at large, with authorities stating that the search for him is continuing.
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