Man travels from Nairobi to in-laws’ home in Kakamega, beats up wife’s mother

An elderly woman from Isembe Village in Indangalasia area in Lurambi Constituency, Kakamega County has urged police to arrest her son-in-law for causing grievous bodily harm to her.

Flora
Mwendwa said her son-in-law, who lives and works in Nairobi, arrived at her
home on Monday, June 22 in the company of his brother, and were warmly
welcomed.

“Shortly
after I ushered them into the house, my son-in-law descended on me with punches
and kicks before snatching my 2-year-old granddaughter from me,” said Mwendwa.

The victim
sustained head and neck injuries, and was treated at a nearby health facility
before filing a report at Emukaba Police Station.

The
son-in-law, 38, and his brother, thereafter, hopped onto the saloon car they had
travelled in, and left.

“He left
behind his 5-year-old son,” said Mwendwa.

The victim
told K24 Digital that her daughter
brought the children home after schools were indefinitely closed in March due
to coronavirus pandemic.

“I don’t
know how my son-in-law, who lives in Nairobi, managed to flout the travel
restrictions put in place by the Government. He should be arrested for two
things: one, causing grievous bodily harm to me, and two, endangering the lives
of people by breaching the COVID-19 containment measures,” said Mwendwa.

The victim’s
daughter, 34, and the suspect have been married for eight years. Both live and
work in Nairobi.

It remains
unclear why the son-in-law travelled to Kakamega to take away his child, though
the mother-in-law suspects that her daughter and her spouse could have gotten
into a marital dispute, prompting the shocking actions by her husband.