Detectives have arrested three individuals three individuals for assaulting a woman at a graveyard during the burial ceremony of her estranged husband in Nyabisimba, Nyamira County, Kenya.
The Directorates of Criminal Instigations (DCI) disclosed this in a statement on Monday night, March 24, 2025.
According to DCI, the woman, who separated from the deceased years ago, was contacted by her mother-in-law and asked to bring her children to their father’s funeral.
The woman was ambushed by her in-laws who insisted she partake in the burial customs of throwing soil into the grave.
When she refused their demands, they brutally attacked her, accusing her of being responsible for her estranged husband’s d3ath.
“The suspects, identified as Robert Pokea Sarudi, 43, Bismark Ondiek Sarudi, 40, and Lameck Ogindo Osoro, 27, allegedly forced the woman to participate in traditional rituals against her will, where they assaulted her inflicting injuries on her body,” the statement read.
“The incident occurred on March 21, 2025, when the woman, who had been married to her late ex-husband for over nine years, found herself caught in a troubling family dispute.
“After separating from her ex-husband and losing touch for years, she was contacted by her mother-in-law and asked to bring her children to their father’s funeral following his tragic d3ath in a road accident.
“As the grieving family gathered to bid farewell, the woman was ambushed by her in-laws who insisted she partake in the burial customs of throwing soil into the grave. When she refused their demands, they reportedly unleashed a brutal attack, accusing her of being responsible for her husband’s d3ath.