A 40-year old man is at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Kenyatta National Hospital after a hammer and nail attack on his head.
Isaac Mutembei from Nthambi, Tharaka-Nithi County is reportedly said to have been clobbered on his head with a hammer by a mentally disturbed person.
His brother Jacob Munene said Mutembei left home at around 11am last week Thursday for a drink at a local pub at the market where he got embroiled in an argument that lead to him being hammered on the head.
“My brother disagreed with another patron who is suspected to be mentally disturbed, and the two got into a brawl. He hit Isaac with a hammer on the head and he lost consciousness,” he said according to Daily Nation.
On seeing this, onlookers dashed out some thinking he was dead while others alerted the police about the incident.
But his torturer was not yet done with Mutembei yet. He hammered four nails at different points on his skull.
“Using as hammer, he drove four nails into his skull at different points.”
Police arrived at the scene of the accident and found Mutembei was still alive. They rushed him to Meru Level Five Hospital where he was referred to KNH.
“In Meru, doctors told us they could not conduct the intricate surgery to remove the nails.”
On Tuesday, Doctors at KNH conducted a six-hour surgery to remove the nails. They later induced a coma for two days.
Mumene said doctors have told him that they are optimistic Mutembei will recover in the fullness of time.