A 56-year-old woman was stabbed to death by an unknown assailant near the gate of her home in Nyatike, Migori County, in a suspected targeted attack.
Mary Akinyi Ouko, an omena vendor from Nyandema F Village, was attacked on Friday night as she returned home from Nyandema Market.
According to police the incident occurred in Ongoche Sub-location, South Kadem Location.
Police officers rushed to the scene and found Ouko lying in a pool of blood near her homestead.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the assailant confronted her near the gate to her home and stabbed her three times in the neck.
The victim reportedly screamed for help, prompting neighbours to respond. However, she collapsed and died from excessive bleeding before she could be rescued.
The motive for the attack had not been established, and the assailant was still at large.
Police processed the scene before the body was moved to the Migori County Referral Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
Detectives have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify the suspect.
