MOMBASA, Kenya Jun 29 – Police in Nyali, Mombasa County, are investigating a suspected robbery and murder incident involving mineral dealers after the body of a caretaker was discovered inside an unoccupied house along Nyali 2nd Avenue.

📻 Breaking It Down

According to a police report filed at Nyali Police Station, two businessmen dealing in the buying and selling of minerals told officers they had arranged to meet a potential buyer identified as Abduba at Nyali City Mall on Friday evening.

The traders said they were later directed to proceed to a house along Nyali 2nd Avenue where the transaction was allegedly to take place.

Upon arriving at the compound, the businessmen claimed they were ambushed by four armed men wielding knives who pepper-sprayed them before robbing them of valuables.

📌 What You Need to Know

The stolen items included 280 carats of tanzanite valued at approximately USD 83,000, 22 grams of emeralds worth about USD 12,000, jewellery valued at USD 150, a Samsung Flip 3 mobile phone worth KSh86,000 and KSh6,000 in cash.

The suspects reportedly fled the scene using a waiting vehicle.

The victims later reported the incident at Nyali Police Station, prompting officers from both the police station and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to visit the scene.

While documenting the compound, investigators reportedly discovered blood stains inside the servants’ quarters adjacent to the main house.

Further searches led to the recovery of a carpet soaked in blood before officers found the lifeless body of Hamisi Kombe, a 38-year-old caretaker of the house.

Police said the deceased had his hands tied, his mouth wrapped with tape and had sustained deep stab wounds to the stomach. His body was moved to Coast General Hospital mortuary pending an autopsy.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya