Kenyan police were taken aback when a 35-year-old man strolled into their station and openly confessed to murdering his 38-year-old wife and four children.
The unusual incident occurred in Kathata hamlet in Kenya’s Kirinyaga county and has shocked villagers.
According to Tuko.co.ke, the suspect, named Paul Murage Njuki, surrendered to police on the evening of Monday, November 29.
It’s unclear why the young man opted to murder his entire family and why he decided to confess afterward.
Following his incriminating confession, the suspect led police investigators to the location where he dumped the lifeless remains of his family and showed them the weapons he used to commit the horrible act.
Officers discovered a slasher and an axe in a nearby thicket, where the suspect had taken them.
According to a police report, the victims were Millicent Muthoni (wife), Nelly Wawira, Gifton Muthoni, Sheromit Muthoni, and Clifton Murage.
The victims’ bodies have been deposited at Kerugoya hospital mortuary for autopsy, while the suspect is being held at the Kianyaga Police Station to assist with investigations.
However, according to Gichugu sub-county Police Commander Anthony Mbogo, the suspect pleaded with him to detain him for six months following his surprising confession because he was selling bhang, an edible concoction formed from the buds, leaves, and flowers of the female cannabis, or marijuana, plant.
“I was horrified and instructed by officers to investigate him,” the police commander stated. “He astonished my officers by informing them he had killed his wife Millicent Muthono 38 and their four children.”
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