Shock struck people in Busia after a salonist stabbed a woman she was making her hair on Monday evening.
The suspect is said to have pounced on the victim and stabbed her in the neck after claiming she was having an affair with the husband.
According to a neighbour who witnessed the drama, Maurine Karani, 25, visited the salon to have her hair done but a quarrel ensued with the hairdresser accusing her of eloping with the husband.
“Immediately she arrived, an argument began. She accused Maurine of being her husband’s secret lover. A few minutes later, we heard noise in the salon only to find that the deceased was bleeding from the neck where she had been stabbed with a sharp knife,” Caroline Akumu reported.
Confirming the incident, Busia County Police Commander , divulged that Karani died while she was receiving treatment at the Busia Referral Hospital. The suspect was nabbed and detained at Busia Police Station.
Abdi confirmed that investigations were underway and that the suspect would be arraigned in court on Wednesday.