Kenyan woman hangs herself after poisoning her children, leaves suicide note blaming husband

Tragedy as a 33-year-old woman identified as Jane Mwende allegedly committed suicide by hanging self.

WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the tragic incident occurred on Wednesday night in Komarock, Nairobi County.

According to report, the woman who hanged herself with an iron box cable also gave a poisonous substance to her children.

Her two children said to be a boy aged seven and a girl aged 3, were rescued by neighbours who rushed them to Komarock Modern Hospital.

The remaining poisonous solution was found in the kitchen by Kayole police officers who visited the crime scene.

In a suicide note found in the woman’s bedroom, she disclosed that she took her life because she was tired of being maltreated by her husband.

K2TV reported that prior to Jane’s death, she had a quarrel with her husband Edimond Maubi and they did not speak for a day.

Commenting on his wife’s death, Maubi said it did not occur to him that she would resort to such extreme measures.

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Lawal Sodiq Adewale aka CHOCOMILO is an award winning journalist. Mail me at Chocomilo@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE
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