{
  "id": 10653555,
  "title": "Banker convicted of attempted murder after stabbing former lover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/banker-convicted-of-attempted-murder-after-stabbing-former-lover",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:07:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/banker-convicted-of-attempted-murder-after-stabbing-former-lover/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mombasa court convicts banker Hannington Muthoka for attempted murder after stabbing his ex-lover Elizabeth Shigari Bana three times. The incident occurred in September 2023 in Port Reitz, Changamwe. A trial heard that Bana suffered serious injuries from the knife attack, which penetrated her left lung. Prosecutors presented evidence of Bana's identification of Muthoka as her attacker, and forensic evidence linking her to the knife and other items at the scene. Muthoka denied the charges, claiming they were still in a relationship and that Bana had stabbed herself. The court rejected his defense and convicted him under Section 215 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The case will be heard again on October 12, 2026.",
  "summary": "A Mombasa court has convicted banker Hannington Muthoka of attempted murder after finding him responsible for stabbing his former lover, Elizabeth Shigari Bana, three times during an incident in Port Reitz, Changamwe, in September 2023. Senior Resident Magistrate David O. Odhiambo found Muthoka guilty of attempting to unlawfully cause Bana’s death after a trial in […] The post Banker convicted of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Banker Hannington Muthoka convicted of attempted murder",
    "Stabbed ex-lover Elizabeth Shigari Bana three times in 2023",
    "Case heard again on October 12, 2026"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Mombasa Banker Convicted of Attempted Murder After Stabbing Ex-Lover Three Times",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/mombasa-banker-convicted-of-attempted-murder-after-stabbing-ex-lover",
        "published": "2026-09-29T04:06:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}