There was drama at the burial of murder victim, today in Nakuru, Kenyan, after his wife sat inside the grave in protest against the police for releasing a suspect prematurely.
Edward Mwangi’s wife and his two cousins sat inside his grave for over two hours demanding that their kin’s body be taken back to the mortuary.
Saying they were ready to be buried with their kin, the three held the church, conducting the ceremony, to ransom, as other mourners watched helplessly.
The 33-year-old was murdered on December 3. His body was found dumped on a farm next to his suspected killer’s home.
“Why was the suspect released hours after he was arrested? It is very painful. There’s no burial which is going to take place here,” Mary Wangare, the widow, said.
“We cannot allow the killers to walk free as we reel in pain,” she added. Attempts by Dundori MCA Michael Chege to calm them were futile.
At about 3pm, Mwangi’s father lost his temperament and ordered his son to be buried. Four men went inside the grave and forced the three ‘protesters’ out.
After shouts and exchange of fists, calm returned and the body of the deceased was quickly lowered.