Man chops off wife’s hand over her inability to bare him a child (graphic photo)

A man in Kenya has reportedly chopped off his wife’s hands over her inability to bare him a child. He also cut her on the head and face.

The man, Stephen Ngila Nthenge, 34, was arraigned at Wamunyu law courts where he denied the charge. He will be remanded until August 5.



According to reports, he had attacked his wife 27-year-old Jackline Mwende, of Kathama village, Masii in Machakos County with a panga on the evening of July 24 over child birth issues.

The man, a tailor at Masii town, had moved out of their matrimonial house three months ago and only returned on July 24 to attack his wife. Speaking on the issue, Ms Mwende who has since moved to her father’s house after being discharged from the hospital said:



“I could not understand why he was blaming me yet we had gone to hospital last year and the doctors had said he was the one with issues, which could be corrected.”

The man was arrested on Monday July 25 at around 1pm in Machakos town hours after he fled his home in Masii.