Woman, 36, found dead in her house in Kamulu

Her husband told police he left her in the house Monday morning while fit and left for work

In Summary
  • He came back from work at about 5 pm and found the lifeless body of the woman on the floor of the house.

  • Police arrived at the scene and declared the body had no visible injuries at the time it was picked up to the mortuary pending autopsy.

Crime scene.
Crime scene.

Detectives are investigating the mysterious death of a 36-year-old woman whose body was found in her house in Kamulu, Nairobi.

Her husband told police he left her in the house Monday morning while fit and left for work.

He came back from work at about 5 pm and found the lifeless body of the woman on the floor of the house.

Police arrived at the scene and declared the body had no visible injuries at the time it was picked up to the mortuary pending autopsy.

The cause of the death is yet to be known, police said.

In Lunga Lunga slums, Nairobi, the body of one Vincent Mberesia Anduika, 40, was found in front of his house at the doorstep.

Police who visited the scene said the body had no visible injuries. It was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.

Meanwhile, police said they are investigating the murder of a man whose body was found in his bed in Moi’s Bridge area, Uasin Gishu.

The incident happened in Ex-Gallan village within Jabali sub-location where the body of the 46-year-old was found lying dead on his bed.

There was blood oozing from his mouth when police arrived at the scene.

Police later said the deceased was killed by unknown assailants. The motive is yet to be known.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.

Meanwhile, a suspected robber was shot dead in a botched robbery in Mathare slums, Nairobi, and a knife was found on him.

Police said the incident happened on Monday night after the slain man and an accomplice tried to rob a taxi driver.

According to police, a taxi driver said he had received a request to ferry a passenger to Thika Road from Kosovo area, Mathare.

On reaching at the picking point, two men emerged and one jumped into the car and removed a knife ordering the driver to heed his orders to give out his mobile phone and money.

This caused commotion attracting the attention of police who were on patrol in the area.

Police responded there and managed to shoot dead one while the second suspect escaped.

Upon search a knife, a claw hammer and a mobile phone were recovered from him, police said.

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