NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 9 – Police have launched investigations into the murder of a 21-year-old woman whose body was discovered inside a house in Umoja Two, Nairobi East.

📻 Breaking It Down

The incident was reported at Buruburu Police Station on Tuesday, at about 4:40pm.

According to a police report, the deceased was identified as Francisca Thuranira, who had been left at her aunt’s residence in Umoja Two earlier in the morning.

Police said the aunt, identified as Agrippina Meme, left the young woman at the house on the second floor of the residential building before reporting to work.

📌 What You Need to Know

At around midday, the aunt reportedly tried to reach Wanja by phone but received no response.

The neighbour reportedly found the house open and, upon entering, discovered Wanja lying unresponsive on a bed.

Police officers were alerted and rushed to the scene, where they found the deceased lying in a supine position on the lower deck of a double-decker bed.

According to the police report, she had eight stab wounds to the chest.

Detectives processed the scene before the body was moved to the Mama Lucy Kibaki Referral Hospital mortuary for preservation and postmortem procedures.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the killing and are yet to establish the identity and whereabouts of the suspected perpetrator.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya