Man Shoots and Kills Wife Before Committing Suicide in Kiambu

A 42-year-old man on Tuesday evening shot and killed his wife before committing suicide at their home in Kiambu.

Jonathan Mukundi Gachunga, a licensed firearm holder, is said to have shot his spouse Phelomena Njeri in the head then took his own life using the same weapon, according to a police report on the incident.

The lifeless bodies of the couple were found in their bedroom which had been locked from inside.

The bodies were discovered after a friend of Mukundi reported to Kiambu police station that the deceased was not picking his phone calls which was suspicious.

“Together with the officers from Kiambu police station proceeded to his house where the bedroom was found lock from inside. The door was broken where the bodies of the said Jonathan Mukundi Gachunga a Kikuyu male adult aged 42 years and his wife namely Phelomena Njeri adult aged around 30 years were found lifeless,” reads the police report.

The bodies of the deceased were taken to Kenyatta University Referral Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.

Police recovered a mini Glock pistol from the incident. The motive behind the killing and suicide was not immediately established.