A 42-year-old woman was arraigned for allegedly stabbing her 28-year-old boyfriend to death following a dispute over a blanket worth Sh1,500 in Uasin Gishu county.
Salome Cherobon, a mother of three, appeared before Eldoret High Court Deputy Registrar Daniel Sitati last Friday but was not allowed to take a plea.
After reviewing the court files, Sitati ordered that the suspect be taken to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital for mental assessment to determine whether she is fit to stand trial in the murder case.
The court also directed police to transfer the suspect from Eldoret Central Police Station, where she had been held for more than two weeks, to Eldoret GK Women’s Remand Prison.
He said there was no justification for keeping the suspect at the police station when Eldoret GK Remand Prison had sufficient space.
