By JOSEPH OPENDAMore by this AuthorThe High Court in Nakuru has directed that a man suspected to have beheaded his wife and faking suicide in Molo be taken for mental assessment. In his ruling, Justice Joel Ngugi ordered that Mr Joseph Ngigi undergoes mental tests to confirm his fitness to stand trial. Mr Ngigi is accused of killing his wife Lucy Waithera on December 31, 2019 at her salon in Molo town. A police report indicates that Mr Ngigi chopped off his wife’s head using a machete after a quarrel before he fled. Mr Ngigi was arraigned on January 1 and police were allowed to hold him for 10 days to conclude investigations.

Source: Daily Nation January 15, 2020 05:15 UTC