Police in Rachuonyo East, Homa Bay County, are investigating an incident where the decomposing body of an unidentified woman was recovered from River Awach.
The body, believed to be that of a woman aged about 32, was discovered floating in the river in the Nyawangi area on Thursday morning.
Police officers visited the scene and recovered the body.
The woman’s body was in an advanced state of decomposition. Police noted a broken left leg, bruises on the left hand and the right leg tied with a rope.
The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear, with police treating the incident as a suspected murder.
The scene was processed, documented and photographed before the body was taken to the Rachuonyo South Sub-County Hospital mortuary.
A post-mortem examination is expected to establish the cause and circumstances of the woman’s death as investigations continue to establish her identity and how she ended up in the river.
And police in Kiengu, Meru County launched investigations after a 65-year-old man was found dead at Mwomwere Village in Kajoo Sub-location.
Francis Gituma Kaberia was found lying on the ground at about 7am on Thursday after his son was informed by a neighbour that his father was unconscious.
Police officers visited the scene and found Kaberia’s body lying on the ground.
Blood was reportedly oozing from his nostrils and mouth, raising questions about the circumstances surrounding his death.
The scene was documented and processed by Crime Scene Investigation officers before the body was moved to Nyambene Hospital mortuary.
A post-mortem examination will be conducted to establish the cause of death as investigations continue.
Elsewhere, police in Mwea, Embu County, have launched investigations after a 28-year-old man was found dead in a pool of blood along a road in Ivari Village.
The body of Julius Mulili was discovered on Thursday morning along the Riakanau-Karaba marrum road.
Police said Mulili had two deep cuts on the left side of his neck, which were suspected to have been inflicted using a sharp object.
His clothes were found scattered around the scene, although investigators reported that there were no visible signs of a struggle.
The motive for the killing remains unknown.
Police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify those responsible.
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