According to witnesses Ms Mwangi was at home with her son Caesar Thiari, 40, who is in police custody where he is being investigated over the murder of his mother.
A relative, Ms Agnes Njeri Macharia, said she was returning home from church with friends when they heard screams from the compound.Njeri said that they also started screaming and attempting to jump over the high perimeter wall but were unable.
She said her cousin emerged from the gate brandishing a panga and chased them away. They ran for their lives and sought refuge in a neighbour’s home as he was armed with a panga.
She added that the MP’s mother had missed the day’s church service and had been left home together with her son. Area Nyumba Kumi team leader Maina Karanja claimed the suspect was mentally ill. -
