A man has been arrested after allegedly fatally stabbing his wife and one of their children in the Shauri Yako area of Nyali, Mombasa.

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The man is said to have attacked his wife following a family dispute before turning on one of their young children.

Police said he later attempted to attack another 14-year-old child, but the attempt failed.

He subsequently surrendered himself at Nyali Police Station, where he was taken into custody as officers began investigations into the incident.

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The two victims were taken to the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary following the attack.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths, including what led to the alleged attack.

The incident comes amid reports of several cases of family-related killings in different parts of the country, with some cases ending up before the courts.

In July, the High Court sentenced former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Major Peter Mugure to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of murdering his wife and their two children.

Mugure was convicted over the 2019 killings of his wife, Joyce Syombua Maua, 31, their 10-year-old daughter Shanice Mugure Mwaura and their five-year-old son Peter Mwaura Junior, also known as Prince Michael.

The court found that Mugure had planned the killings before burying the bodies in a shallow grave in Laikipia County.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke