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A 30-year-old woman in Meru County was burnt on her private parts by her husband following domestic quarrels.
Catherine Wakere checked in at Mbeere Sub-County Hospital on Wednesday October 26 with burnt wounds on her thighs and private parts.
The nurse who attended to her noticed her wounds had become infected; the woman confessed she had been burnt two weeks ago by her husband.
The Standard reports thatWakere’s husband threw a sufuria of boiling water on her on the fateful day; apparently the victim had quarreled with her husband earlier and he returned home still harboring the anger in him, which eventually saw him burn his wife.
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The hospital contacted authorities after hearing Wakere’s story; the suspect was arrested and would be arraigned in court once the investigations are complete.
Meanwhile Wakere is still recuperating at Mbeere Sub-County Hospital; she is in a stable condition and will be discharged in a few days time.