DIED IN SLEEP

Man, 41, found dead in house after assault in Dandora

Gregory Odhiambo was assaulted on April 14 and sustained injuries that allegedly led to his death.

In Summary
  • His body was found in his house long after he had died
  • The body was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem and further investigations
Crime scene.
CRIME: Crime scene.
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Police have launched a manhunt for a suspect who killed a 41-year-old man in Dandora, Nairobi.

Gregory Odhiambo was assaulted on April 14 and sustained injuries that allegedly led to his death.

He, however, did not report the assault to police and did not seek medical help.

Police said Odhiambo went to his house and slept but did not wake.

His body was found in his house long after he had died.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem and further investigations.

Police are yet to establish the identity of the assailant.

Along Manyanja Road in Umoja, body of a 24- year-old bicycle mechanic was found in a shop.

The body was discovered on Wednesday evening days after the man had died.

The cause of death is yet to be known, police said.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem.

In Makongeni, Thika, a 41-year-old man was hacked to death in a robbery incident.

The body of Silas Nyaga was discovered by residents who were responding to screams.He had an injury on his head.

The suspected however escaped and the motive is yet to be known.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem and further investigations.

Meanwhile a 22-year-old man's body was found along the Nairobi-Eldoret highway near Nova School.

Dennis Kiplagat's body had injuries in the head, neck and chest.

Police suspect the man was killed elsewhere and the body dumped on the scene because there were no signs of struggle and bleeding.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem and investigations.

In Kinango, Kwale county, body of a man was found along Gwasneni-Iviwabila Road.

The unidentified man had multiple injuries inflicted by a sharp object.

The body was moved to Coast General Hospital mortuary awaiting identification and postmortem.

Meanwhile, police are looking for a mob that killed a suspected thug in Makongeni, Thika, Kiambu county.

Emmanuel Simiyu was stoned near Chania Primary School.

Police have urged the public to surrender the suspects for arraignment.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending investigations.


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