Meet Purity Muthoki, a woman from Makueni County whose search for love, stability, and a better life ended in a brutal act of domestic violence that has shocked many people.
Purity is a single mother of one boy who left her rural home after burying her mother.
With no one to rely on and a child to support, she travelled to Nairobi in search of employment and a fresh start.
After some time, Purity managed to secure a job at one of the hotels in Nairobi.
While working there, she met a regular customer who later became her romantic partner.
Their relationship grew, and the two eventually decided to get married.
At the time, Purity believed she had finally found happiness and security. However, she did not know that her marriage would soon turn into a nightmare.
When her husband took her to his rural home to introduce her as his wife, Purity was confronted by his former wife.
The ex-wife reportedly told her that she had stayed in the marriage for five years without getting a child and warned her that if she had failed to live with the man, Purity would also struggle.
Despite the warning, Purity returned to Nairobi with her husband and focused on building their marriage.
To help her earn a living, the husband set her up with a small food kiosk business.
However, problems began when Purity suggested that they visit a hospital to check their health.
She questioned why his former wife, who had left without a child, later had a child in another marriage, while she herself already had a child.
This discussion angered her husband and marked the beginning of repeated abuse.
The violence escalated when the husband allegedly assaulted Purity in front of her customers, accusing her of attracting too many men to the business.
Fearing for her safety, she closed the kiosk and chose to stay at home.
However, the abuse did not stop. It continued within the home, leaving Purity emotionally and physically drained.
Eventually, Purity’s young son begged her to take him back to his grandfather’s home, saying he could no longer endure the violent environment.
Purity agreed and left the marriage, determined not to return. When the husband later followed her and asked her to come back, she refused.
Two months later, the husband reportedly contacted Purity’s father and said he was coming to take his wife home.
He arrived in the area in the evening and took his father-in-law to a nearby club, where he bought him alcohol until late at night.
After returning home, Purity was informed that her husband wanted to take her away, but she declined once again.
According to reports, the husband then gave the drunk father money to buy more alcohol, allowing him access to Purity’s bedroom.
He allegedly pulled out a panga and attacked her, chopping off her fingers and seriously injuring her arms and head.
Villagers responded to her screams, and the suspect later surrendered, allegedly admitting he had gone there to finish his wife for abandoning him.
