A 30-year-old woman is alive after being stabbed several times by her lover after an argument ensued.
The victim who is a Pwani University student was allegedly stabbed several times by a man who is alleged to be her lover. According to police sources, the man had travelled from Nairobi to demand why she had returned Sh3, 200 he had sent her last week.
On arriving at the coastal town, they met and after talking for two hours, an argument ensued and the man stabbed the woman.
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Naomi Chepkemoi, a third-year student at Pwani University is fighting for her life at the Coast General Hospital after being stabbed multiple times by her boyfriend who is already in police custody.#NationsWillRiseAndSing pic.twitter.com/zPZ3yCRBoz— Abdinasir Adan (@Counsel_Nassir) April 14, 2019
“The two have a child together. The man sent the money for upkeep but he was shocked when the woman sent back the cash,” he said.
“The man travelled to Bomet where the child was with the woman’s parent and he was denied to access to his child and that’s when he decided to come to Mombasa to follow up on the issue with the woman,” said Mr Okeri.
He pulled a knife and stabbed the woman several times in the upper body.
Ms Chepkemoi who was taken to Kilifi County Referral Hospital where she is receiving treatment told the police that her father asked her to end their relationship.
The crime comes days after the heinous murder of ivy Wangeci who was a moi university student pursuing her medical career.