•Bitok said no suicide letter was found at the scene.
•He said they had launched investigations into the incident.
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A–43– year old nurse has reportedly died by suicide in Machakos County.
Jacinta Kanini Nzioka is said to have ended her own life under unclear circumstances at Manza village in Katine, Kangundo sub-county on Tuesday.
Area sub – county police commander Zacharia Bitok said the incident that occurred at around 7. 00 pm was reported to Tala police station as suicide incident report.
“Today at around 7:00pm, I received a call that one Jacinta Kanini Nzioka aged 43 years and a nurse at Matakutha Dispensary was suspected to have committed suicide after her body was found hanging at her mother's house at Manza village, Katine sub-location,” Bitok said on phone.
Bitok said DCI and OCS Tala Police Station visited the scene and after a thorough search, there was no written suicide note found.
“The body has been collected and taken to Kangundo Level 4 Hospital mortuary. Investigations are ongoing,” Bitok said.
The incident happened barely a week after a form three girl died by suicide at Tala Girls High School in Matungulu, Machakos County.
The girl committed suicide after she was accused of stealing Sh2, 500 and a packet of pencils belonging to her fellow students.
The girl's death was reported at Tala police station under OB NO: 37/8/2022 as a suicide incident.
"After being asked by the deputy principal, she promised to bring the items. The deceased looked for the dorm's prefect at break time, who gave her the keys for the dormitory to bring the items to the deputy principal," the police report seen by the Star reads in part.
"The student took long to come back thus making the deputy suspicious and proceeded to the dormitory in the company of three other students only to find the lifeless body hanging from the roof rafters of the second floor of one of the dormitories bathroom," it added.
Police recovered a suicide note allegedly belonging to the Form three girl.
A nylon robe and a head scuff were also recovered from the scene.
In the letter, the girl blamed the school's administration for not believing her explanation that she wasn't involved in the theft of a colleague's property.