- Police said blood was oozing from his head when the body was discovered on Thursday night
- He had apparently failed to return home on Wednesday night and did not respond to his calls.
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A bodaboda rider was killed in cold blood and robbed of his motorcycle in a robbery incident in Loresho area, Nairobi.
The body of Peter Newton, 36, was found in a coffee plantation near Lion’s Eye Hospital with deep cuts in the head.
Police said blood was oozing from his head when the body was discovered on Thursday night long after he had been murdered by unknown people.
He was also a cleaner and worked at a local bank. His wife told police he would work as a part-time bodaboda rider.
He had apparently failed to return home on Wednesday night and did not respond to his calls.
It was established that he had Wednesday night ferried a customer from Kusba stage Kangemi towards Loresho area.
It was the last time he was seen, other riders said.
The body was picked up from the scene to the mortuary pending autopsy and further probe, police said.
The motorcycle is missing, Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said.
He said they are looking for the motorcycle registration number KMCG 776K make Boxer 150 black in colour.
The police boss said they suspect the rider was killed and his body dumped in the coffee plantation after he resisted the gang’s attempts to rob him of his motorcycle.
“His mobile phone was found in his pocket and this gives an indication the killers were interested in the motorcycle,” he said.
No arrest has been made so far. Cases of stealing of motorcycles have been on the rise. In some instances, they are violent and lead to deaths or injuries.
Police advise for cooperation from the riders with the attackers in case of attacks.
Elsewhere in Bukhungu, Kakamega County, police said they are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in river Isiuku.
The body was discovered by locals in Shirere area who alerted the police. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and probe into the incident.