A youthful woman who allegedly assaulted her neighbour for telling her that she is married to an “incapable” old man.

Cynthia Akinyi is said to have said those words against Nova Benta leading to a fight between the two.

In the process, Akinyi was said to have died due to injuries that she sustained during the fight while undergoing treatment at the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital.

Akinyi was booked at Kayole police station where the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is investigating the murder of Nova Benta.

Police constables Nelson Koech who is investigating the case said in an affidavit that Akinyi was seen assaulting Benta twice.

Koech said that Akinyi surrendered to Obama police station on July 4, where she was arrested and escorted to Kayole police station for interrogation.

The detective said he is investigating a case of murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the Penal Code and was seeking custodial orders to detain the suspect for 14 days to conclude investigations into the murder.

Senior Resident Magistrate Praxedes Anduke allowed the DCI to hold the suspect for 10 days only.

The investigations will also include conducting a postmortem to establish the cause of the deceased’s death and forwarding the investigations file to the office of Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) for perusal and determination.