Police are investigating an incident where a 68-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her son following a domestic dispute in Nyangalyo Village, Mbitini Location, Kisasi Subcounty, Kitui county.
The incident was reported on Saturday by locals who alerted police that a woman had been struck with a stone and died.
Police officers visited the scene and found the body of the deceased, identified as Musangi Maluku Mumbani, lying outside her house.
Although the body had no visible physical injuries, preliminary investigations indicated that the deceased had been hit with a stone by her son after the two reportedly disagreed over domestic issues.
The suspect is alleged to have fled immediately after the incident but was later arrested by police.
The body was moved to Kitui General Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a postmortem examination.
Police have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing as the suspect remains in custody pending further legal action.
In a different incident, detectives in Meru County are searching for a woman alleged to have fatally stabbed her boyfriend during an incident in Kinnameru Village, Mutuati Subcounty.
The incident was reported on Saturday after the public had
discovered a man lying by the roadside in a pool of blood.
Police responded to the scene and established that the deceased, identified as Nyaga Wambogo, a 40-year-old man from Embu county, had allegedly been stabbed on the left side of the chest.
Police said the suspected attacker was the victim’s girlfriend. The victim succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
The motive behind the fatal attack has not yet been established.
According to police, the suspect fled immediately after the incident towards Meru National Park and remained at large as officers launched a manhunt.
The scene was processed by investigators, and the body was moved to Nyambene Level Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a postmortem examination.
Investigations into the murder are ongoing.
Elsewhere, police in Embakasi, Nairobi, are investigating the sudden death of a woman who was found unresponsive inside her house in Kware Estate.
The incident was reported on Saturday after the deceased’s friend became concerned when her text messages went unanswered throughout the day.
According to the report, the friend who works in Nairobi’s central business district and is also the deceased’s neighbour, decided to check on her at her residence in Kware.
On arrival, she found the house locked with a padlock. Using a duplicate key, she gained access and found the woman lying unresponsive inside the house before reporting the matter to police.
Police visited the scene and found the deceased lying face down, with blood oozing from her mouth. Police said there were no visible external injuries on the body.
The scene was processed and documented by Crime Scene Investigation personnel from Embakasi.
The body was moved to the Nairobi Funeral Home, where it will undergo a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Police have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
