A man stabbed and killed his former wife in a confrontation outside a bar in Kawangware, Nairobi.
The two had been separated for a while and were on Sunday July 20 trying to reconcile when the talks went bad and turned deadly.
Witnesses said the deceased Elizabeth Omwangale, 35 was stabbed in the back several times.
The assailant escaped the scene in the 9 pm incident.
The two had met at a bar for reconciliation talks when the incident happened.
After the talks failed to materialize with the man demanding the woman to accompany him to his house, the assailant is said to have tried to drag out of the bar.
It was then that he drew a knife he had and stabbed her in the back before escaping.
The woman was rushed to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Police visited the scene and recovered the murder weapon.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
Police said the hunt on the assailant is ongoing.
Elsewhere in Keroka, Nyamira County, a man was killed in a fight over land.
The incident happened in Gachuba area and saw Jared Onyisi stabbed and killed.
This happened as the man was having his dinner in his house. The assailant, who is his younger brother, escaped the scene after stabbing him in the chest and back.
Police said the two had quarreled over a piece of land in the area. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
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