Police are investigating an incident where a 26-year-old woman sustained critical injuries after falling from the third floor of an apartment building in Nairobi’s Kilimani area.
The woman was rushed to hospital unconscious on Saturday night after reportedly falling through a window at an apartment along Dennis Pritt Road.
According to preliminary investigations, the woman had been partying with friends when the incident occurred under unclear circumstances.
Police visited the apartment and recovered bottles of alcoholic drinks and used glasses.
Her boyfriend and two other individuals were detained to assist with investigations, police said, adding she was in critical condition.
Detectives believe several other people were present during the party but fled before police arrived.
A hunt for the others who were present was ongoing, police said on Sunday, as the victim remained in the ICU.
Elsewhere, a 25-year-old woman is receiving treatment after surviving a fall from the sixth floor of an apartment building in Thome Estate, Nairobi.
The victim reportedly fell from the sixth floor of Father’s Hub Apartment on Saturday morning.
Police officers who responded to the scene found her conscious and responsive despite sustaining serious injuries.
A preliminary assessment revealed deep lacerations on both lower legs and her right hand, while she also complained of severe back pain.
Emergency medical personnel administered first aid at the scene before she was stabilised and rushed by ambulance to Kenyatta National Hospital for specialised treatment.
Detectives launched investigations to establish the circumstances that led to the fall.
Meanwhile, police in Kisumu county are investigating the murder of a 30-year-old man who was fatally stabbed outside his home in Nyakach Subcounty.
The incident was reported at Ogoro Police Station on
Friday, July 3, at about 8:50 am, after the victim was attacked the previous
night at around 11 pm.
The victim, identified as Dashla Ochieng Otieno, had reportedly stepped outside his house to answer a call of nature while his father was attending a funeral vigil in the village.
His father told police he received a phone call from his wife informing him that suspected thugs had raided their home.
On rushing back, he found a crowd gathered at his mother’s compound, about 50 metres from his house, where his son was lying in a pool of blood.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim sustained a stab wound to the right side of the chest after being attacked with a sharp object.
He was rushed to Nyabondo Hospital but was pronounced dead
on arrival.
Police officers visited both the scene and the mortuary, where the body is being preserved pending a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the identity of the attackers and the circumstances surrounding the fatal stabbing, police said on Monday.
