A man was arrested for murder after his wife was found dead
outside their compound following a domestic quarrel in Kegogi, Kisii County.
Her lifeless body was found outside their house on June 12,
police said.
Police said the body of Sharon Kemunto, 25, had bruises on
the face, neck and head with blood oozing from the mouth.
It is alleged that the husband, who was arrested, had assaulted her
using a water pipe.
The pipe was recovered at the scene and kept as an exhibit.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other
procedures.
Cases of domestic fights that turn fatal have been on the
rise amid campaigns to address the trend.
Elsewhere, detectives are investigating the murder of a man
whose body was found on the roadside in the Yamumbi area, Eldoret Town.
The body of Joseph Mwangi Njeru, 50, was found with multiple cuts on the road on Thursday morning.
It is believed he was killed elsewhere and the body dumped
at the scene.
The motive of the incident was not immediately established,
police said.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and
investigations.
In Iguhu, Kakamega County, the body of a man was found in the River Yala after a suspected murder.
He was later identified as Flavian Ichami, 30.
A missing person report had been made at a local police
station on June 10.
The body was discovered two days later.
Police said they are investigating the incident, and the body
was picked up and taken to the mortuary pending autopsy.
And police in Ikutha, Kitui County, are investigating an
incident where a man aged 63 was found dead in his house.
According to police, Enock Nguni Mukua’s body was found in
his bedroom.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and
investigation.
Elsewhere, detectives are hunting for an assailant behind
the murder of an elderly woman in a village in Gatanga, Muranga County.
The body of Anjeline Kanyi Waweru, 72, was found in her house
with stab wounds in the neck, elbow and right hand.
She was sleeping alone in the house when the attack happened
on June 12, police said, adding the motive is yet to be known.
The assailant escaped the scene.
The deceased was rushed to Kirwara Level Four Hospital,
where she succumbed to the injuries on arrival.
Police said a blood-stained kitchen knife believed to be the
murder weapon was recovered at the primary scene.
The body with multiple injuries was removed to the mortuary
awaiting postmortem.
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