Police in Gatundu North Sub-County, Kiambu County launched investigations into the murder of a 70-year-old man found dead inside his house in Kariri Village.
Police said the incident was reported on April 3, 2026 and the deceased, identified as Jeremiah Mungai Mwaura, was discovered by his wife who had gone to check on him in his room at about 3:30 p.m. She found him lying on his back naked and unresponsive before raising alarm.
Family members responded and confirmed that he had died.
Police visited the scene and revealed that the deceased was lying on the bed facing upwards, with his legs touching the ground. He had sustained four stab wounds to the chest and stomach.
Investigators recovered a wiped kitchen knife beside the bed, a blood-soaked cloth, blood stains on the floor, and a bottle of pesticide placed on a table within the room.
Authorities noted that the deceased had been battling various illnesses for the past ten years, including stomach cancer, and was scheduled to attend a medical appointment the following day.
The scene was processed and documented by crime scene investigators, with police now probing the circumstances surrounding the killing, including whether it was a case of foul play or involved other factors.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
Elsewhere, detectives in Gucha South Sub-County, Kisii County, launched investigations following the discovery of a man’s body in a gully at Bomogeri C Village in Getono Location.
The incident was reported on April 3, 2026 and the deceased was identified as 53-year-old Benard Oroni Onyuoki.
His lifeless body was found lying face down inside a deep gully, approximately five metres from the Omogwa–Kiorina murram road.
Preliminary observations indicated that the deceased had a greenish substance, suspected to be kubel tobacco, under his lower lip and inside his jacket pocket.
Police officers processed and documented the scene before moving the body to Tabaka Mission Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a postmortem examination.
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