Nairobi News

The family of Ms Gertrude Wayua Mutiso, who was allegedly stabbed to death at a Pizza Inn outlet in Kitengela, has given an update on the matter.

Ms Wayua, who was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Mr Patrick Kioko, on the night of Friday, 24 April 2023.

A family member, who spoke to this reporter in confidence, as he was not authorised to make statements on behalf of the family, said the deceased would be laid to rest on Saturday, April 29, 2023.

“We are currently making funeral arrangements, friends, neighbours and family have gathered at her home,” our source said.

Since his arrest on Friday night after police officers rescued him from an angry mob that was baying for his blood immediately after he stabbed his girlfriend, Mr Kioko has maintained that he truly loved the deceased.

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In his statement to detectives attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the man now says he was upset when he realised Ms Wayua was meeting one of the managers at her place of work.

“This is a woman I loved so much. I was just bitter that she decided to hurt me right at our place of work,” he told police.

Nairobi News does not yet know the boss in question, but it has also been established that both Mr Kioko and Ms Wayua worked at the Pizza Inn outlet in Kitengela.

A police source told Nairobi News that detectives interrogating Mr Kioko had already been informed that he had started threatening his girlfriend at some point. This was after he suspected Ms Wayua of cheating on him.

The suspect further told the officers that he was still hurting but regretted his actions as the lady he loved so much was no more.

It is worth noting that Mr Kioko committed the crime when he was off duty.

Nairobi News has established that the deceased is the daughter of a senior police officer serving in Kiambu County.

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