A 50-year-old woman and her two teenage sons have been arrested in connection with the murder of her husband in Ongoro Village, Kamreri West Sub-location, Suba North Constituency in Homa Bay County.
The three are accused of attacking Nashon Ouma, aged 49, and inflicting fatal injuries on him in an incident reportedly linked to family tensions over his polygamous marriage.
According to area Assistant Chief Moses Ndago, the incident occurred on Saturday morning after Ouma woke up early and prepared to go and plough a farm belonging to his second wife.
Ndago said Ouma had then instructed two of his sons from his first marriage to help him drive the oxen he intended to use on the farm. However, the two reportedly declined to leave their mother's house.
The administrator said the disagreement escalated when Ouma entered the house, where his first wife, identified as Anna Auma, and her sons allegedly turned against him.
The suspects are being accused of assaulting Ouma using blunt objects before hammering long nails into both his eyes, leaving him with severe injuries.
Following the attack, the assailants reportedly fled the scene then leaving Ouma in critical condition.
He was rushed to Kisii County Referral Hospital for treatment but later succumbed to his injuries on Saturday night, according to Ndago.
Police subsequently arrested Anna and her two sons, aged 15 and 17, and took them to Mbita Police Station as investigations into the killing continued.
The suspects are expected to face further legal action as detectives work to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack and the alleged roles played by those arrested.
The incident has drawn attention to the deadly consequences of domestic disputes, particularly where disagreements involving relationships and marriage escalate into violence.
Authorities are expected to pursue the investigation to establish what led to the fatal confrontation and whether other individuals were involved.
