Gospel singer Ruth Matete was first accused of killing her Nigerian husband Beloved John Olakami Apewajoye by Jesse Mcjessiey – a close family friend.
Mcjessiey accused Matete of having a hand in her late husband tragic death and even demanded authorities to take action.
He shared a video that highlighted the couple’s troubled marriage alleging that Matete was violent towards her husband and had reportedly stabbed him.
Matete was widowed just five months into her wedding. She lost her husband in a tragic accident on April 11th, 2020.
Ruth’s late husband died from injuries he sustained after a fire accident at their home, he was admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital for two weeks before he succumbed to fire-related injuries while undergoing treatment.
Matete was grilled multiple times by police over the tragic incident. She was summoned to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters where she spent hours responding to questions.
The 2012 Tusker Project Fame star was in the company of her father Abel Amunga, lawyer Robert Odanga and a female friend.
The lawyer told journalists that his client was asked to narrate the events that led to the gas cylinder explosion which had been reported as the cause of Apewajoye’s death.
The detectives also went to Matete Athi River home to collect more evidence to help them establish the events that preceded Apewajoye’s death.
Detectives from the homicide unit took over the probe into the April 11th incident from their colleagues from Athi River. The team reconstructed the scene of the incident as narrated by Matete.
Police and officials from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) visited the house where the incident happened after a gas cylinder exploded. The cylinder is among exhibits collected from the house for further analysis.
At the end of it all, Matete was never charged as postmortem report collaborated her story. Pathologists concluded Apewajoye had 60% burns that triggered a condition called sepsis hence multiple organ failure.
Matete first addressed allegations of killing her husband in early 2021 while speaking during an interview with Kalekye’s Health Moments.
“I used to hear things from my close friends, yes I knew it was happening but I decided not to go looking for the information myself. I did not want to read about it, I just let things be. It affected me but I dealt with it as soon as I could. My friends really shielded me. Deleting my accounts also helped as you could not find me,” said Ruth Matete.
On March 8th 2022 (women’s day), Matete once again re-visited her husband’s death as she celebrated herself as a woman.
She once again stressed that the allegations that she killed her husband are nothing but just mere rumors.
The mother of noted that she is a strong woman as she was dealing with a lot when she was being accused of killing her husband.
“Happy Women’s day. Today I celebrate myself for holding on through the tough times! My husband died two years ago after being married for 4 months. I was 2 months pregnant when he died. I dealt with multiple pain at the same time. Rumors that I killed my husband. Cyber bullying. Pregnancy emotions. Death of my husband. Burying my husband 3 months after his death because of issues surrounding his death. Corona. My business closing.There are days I cried and didn’t even know the exact reason for crying. But God!! I didn’t know if it was a test. But I kept praying and telling God that if it was a test, I was gonna pass it!
“I celebrate you Ruth Matete for not giving up. I celebrate every other woman out there!! I celebrate you, who went through probably something worse than I did and still made it. Women! We are strong! We are Powerful! We can! Meanwhile, pregnancy can really humble you? Happy women’s day! #happyinternationalwomensday #mamatoluwa,” Ruth Matete wrote.
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