Man Arrested For Killing His 109-Year-Old Wife After She Denied Him Conjugal Rights

• Ugandan police arrested Dominic Babiiha, aged 110, allegedly for murdering his wife, Costansio Bakasisa, aged 109
• According to the police, the suspect stabbed the victim using a billhook at their matrimonial home in Kahunga, in the western district of Ntungamo
• The regional police spokesperson, Samson Kasasira, said the suspect allegedly killed his wife after she denied him conjugal rights

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Police in Uganda have launched investigations after a 109-year-old woman was found dead in her house.

The Daily Monitor said police arrested a 110-year-old man believed to have killed his wife on December 14 for denying him conjugal rights.

What the Ugandan police boss said about the incident

The regional police spokesperson Samson Kasasira, Dominic Babiiha allegedly murdered Costansio Bakasisa with a billhook at their matrimonial home in Kahunga, in the western district of Ntungamo.

"It is alleged that on Thursday 14, at around 8 pm, the deceased reportedly turned down her husband's request to join him in bed because she was feeling weak and had a cough. The two peasants went to sleep in different rooms with the deceased to move in with his two grandchildren," Kasasira said.

According to the police, the suspect raised an alarm on Saturday morning, saying "he couldn't die alone," which prompted one of the granddaughters to check if there was a problem.

The granddaughters then saw the suspect with a billhook, which he used to stab the deceased several times, which forced the grandmothers to run out to seek help.

"When she opened the door, the granddaughter saw the suspect armed with a billhook. The suspect ordered her out. The suspect then immediately started stabbing the deceased several times, forcing the other great-granddaughter to run out and seek help from neighbours," the police boss added.

Why did Kericho man kill his wife?

In other sad news, police in Kericho county launched investigations following the gruesome murder of a woman in Belgut.

NTV reported that police arrested a 46-year-old man alleged to have stabbed the victim to death following a domestic dispute.

Belgut Sub-County Police Commander Charles Kibati, said the suspect, stabbed his wife with a knife at home on Sunday, November 26, before driving to town with her body.

According to the police, the man arrived home, and shortly after, an argument broke out with the deceased, which turned into a physical fight.

The woman allegedly took a knife and attempted to stab her husband, but he dodged, grabbed her, and turned on her, stabbing her to death.

After committing the crime, the man put her body in the passenger seat and drove to Kapsoit Trading Centre on a drinking spree.