Crime scene
Police are investigating the killing of a 40-year-old woman who was
found dead in her compound after a domestic dispute in Illeret village,
Marsabit County.
Police identified her as Rufo Lorus. The body had visible injuries on the
head when it was discovered in her manyatta.
Police said she had been missing for a day before the body was
discovered.
Her husband was later arrested as a person of interest in the murder
pending further probe, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary
pending an autopsy and other procedures on Sunday evening.
The motive of the murder was not established. The incident prompted
tension in the area as authorities assured locals of justice in the murder.
In Kathwana, Machakos County, one Jerom Matheka was found dead in a house
after a feud between him and an assailant who was arrested.
The deceased was a spanner boy, while the assailant was a mechanic. They lived
together.
They fought in the house before the assailant stabbed Matheka in the
chest fatally.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending a postmortem, while the assailant
was expected in court to face murder charges, police said.
Elsewhere in Ahero, Kisumu County, a suspect surrendered to the police
over a murder incident.
The suspect was linked to the murder of Joshua Orera, 51, in the area on
Saturday. The suspect surrendered to Katitu police station pending processing.
The body of the victim was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other
procedures, police said.
In Yala, Siaya County, a man died after being attacked by cattle thieves.
Police said David Demba, 53 succumbed to his injuries he sustained while
pursuing a gang of thieves that had raided their home and stolen cows in Sidada
village.
Police said they are pursuing the assailants.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
In Homa Bay’s Mbita area, the body of a man was found in a thicket in
Gera village after a suspected murder.
The victim’s hands and left leg were missing. Police suspect they
were mauled by wild animals. The body was moved to the mortuary pending
identification and autopsy.
In Kehancha, Migori County, one Mara Wankanda, 47, was killed by unknown
assailants in an attack.
Police said the Saturday night incident happened in the Masaba area, and
the motive of the same is yet to be established.
The body with injuries on the left hand and two stab wounds in the
stomach was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.
Murder incidents are on the rise amid efforts to solve the trend.