Police in Bungoma County reopened investigations into the death of a woman initially reported as a suicide after a postmortem examination ruled out suicide and pointed to murder.
The deceased, identified as Abigail Nafula alias Abby, was married to a military officer.
According to police, an autopsy conducted at Webuye Sub-County Hospital established that the cause of death was asphyxiation due to strangulation and a fractured cervical vertebra (atlas), injuries linked to trauma.
Investigators said the findings effectively ruled out suicide, prompting detectives to reclassify the case as murder.
No arrest had been made by Thursday but a team of detectives were pursuing various leads into the same.
And police in Nyamira County are investigating the murder of a 41-year-old man whose body was found dumped along a footpath in a tea plantation.
The incident was reported on Wednesday afternoon within the jurisdiction of Magwagwa Police Stationin Nyamira North Sub-county.
A team of police visited the scene and found the body of Nathan Abima Nyakata lying on the ground with multiple injuries.
Police said the deceased had visible injuries on the neck, head and right elbow, with blood oozing from the ears, nose and mouth.
The scene was documented and processed before preliminary investigations suggested the victim may have been killed elsewhere and his body later dumped at the tea plantation.
The body was moved to Bethlehem Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem examination as investigations continue.
Meanwhile, police in Vihiga County have launched investigations after the body of an unidentified man was found by the roadside in Emuhaya Sub-county.
The body was discovered on Wednesday morning at Alupeku area within Ipali Location.
Police said the deceased, an unknown adult male, was found lying lifeless beside the road with deep cuts on the head and another cut on the left leg, indicating he may have been attacked before his death.
Crime scene personnel processed the area before the body was moved to Yala Sub-County Hospitalmortuary awaiting identification and postmortem examination.
Investigations into the killing are ongoing.
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