During an argument about an insufficient transportation fare, a Kenyan woman bit off her lover’s ear and was charged in court.
After Joseph Karanja handed her KSh 100 as transportation back home, Zainab Ochero allegedly performed the act.
On Tuesday, March 1, Ochero was accused with unlawfully causing serious injuries to Karanja at Kibera law courts.
At around 2 a.m. on February 21, in Kangemi, Nairobi, she allegedly injured him at a bar where they were having drinks.
In an attempt to overcome their relationship troubles involving adultery, the two had clashed.
Mr. Karanja allegedly summoned Ms Ochero to a pub in Kangemi to discuss their affair, and she agreed to meet him there, but the two disagreed, and she fled.
He called her back hours later and she joined him again at the bar and they continued arguing over infidelity while taking drinks.
He accused her of having affairs with other men and an argument ensued as they continued imbibing drinks amid disputes.
After they were unable to agree, Ms Ochero asked Mr. Karanja to hire a bodaboda to take her home in Kawangware but he gave her Sh100.
Ms Ochero told police she insisted that Karanja hire a bodaboda rider to take her home but Karanja allegedly started insulting her.
She also told cops that she was totally drunk and only remembers waking up at Kangemi police station later the same day.
Karanja carried his ear to a hospital but his attempts to have it sewn back turned futile after doctors said a reconstruction surgery could not be done as the ear could not function.
The suspect denied the charges before senior resident magistrate Charles Mwaniki.
She was released on a bond of Sh300, 000.
The matter will be mentioned on March 16.
Reddit users were horrified by her husband’s suggestion and told her that’s a red flag.
One user wrote: “OP should absolutely rethink her marriage. Husband wants to have sex with her sister for OP’s benefit? When a turkey baster will work fine?”
Another asked: “And what should happen if conception doesn’t happen on the first try? He’s gonna milk this option for as long as he can, all in the name of, ‘I’m doing this for our family/so we can have a family.’”
“Using infertility as a guilt trip is not just a red flag; it’s a marriage death rattle,” another user wrote.