Busia: Puzzle as Man Alleged to Have Killed His Wife Is Found Dead in Local Church Borehole
- Charles Were, who had been missing since his wife’s death, was found dead in a borehole at Isongo Catholic church, sparking disbelief among locals
- The body was discovered after a young boy noticed a foul smell while fetching water and alerted the church administration
- Locals expressed disbelief and urged couples to seek help from religious leaders amid suspicions surrounding Were's death
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Busia: Residents of Butula are in shock after the body of a man, accused of killing his wife just a week earlier, was discovered in a borehole at Isongo Catholic church.
Source: UGC
Who found Busia man in borehole?
According to NTV, the man who was identified as Charles Were had been missing since his wife's death.
His body was later discovered in a borehole after a boy fetching water noticed a foul smell and alerted church officials.
"He tried to fetch water but faced some resistance, likely because the jerrican kept hitting a body. The strong smell confirmed someone was inside," a resident said.
"Someone brought a torch and used it to look inside the borehole, confirming it was indeed Charles Were," another resident said.
The local police were alerted to the discovery and began efforts to retrieve the body from the borehole.
News of Were's death has raised questions among locals, as he was known as both a guard and choir member at the Catholic church where his body was found.
"It is a big blow, and to make matters worse, he died on the church compound. To me, that looks like an abomination. This is not normal, and the right steps need to be taken to cleanse this place because it is a holy place," one man said.
Local residents who gathered at the scene following the grim discovery urged married couples to seek help from religious leaders when they begin experiencing trouble in their marriages.
The body of the deceased was moved to Sega Mortuary in Ugenya sub-county for preservation, awaiting a postmortem to determine the cause of death.
Kiambu man flees after allegedly killing wife
In a separate case, the family of Naomi Chebet is demanding answers after she was found dead inside her rental home on Sunday morning, March 23.
Source: Facebook
Chebet had recently moved back in with her estranged husband, Samuel Njoroge, sharing the house with her brother, Harrison.
According to Harrison, a neighbour saw Chebet and Njoroge enter the house together at around 9 pm on Saturday. About 90 minutes later, the neighbour said Njoroge was seen leaving, wearing a mask.
Harrison, who works night shifts, arrived home between midnight and 1 am and found Chebet asleep on the couch, covered with a blanket.
Thinking she was simply resting, he let her be. However, when he tried to wake her the next morning, he discovered she had been dead for hours, with injuries pointing to a violent assault.
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