Woman electrocuted while mopping floor at Webuye home

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A 32-year-old woman died after she was electrocuted while mopping the floor of her rented house in the T-Junction area of Webuye, Bungoma County.

According to police, the incident occurred at around noon on Friday while the victim, identified as Joinah Nafula Simiyu, was alone at home.

Her husband, had already left for work.

Neighbours responded after the incident and rushed her to Webuye County Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

The matter was later reported at Matulo Police Post.

Police visited and processed the scene as part of the investigation.

The body was moved to the Webuye County Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the electrocution.

And a 35-year-old construction worker died after he was electrocuted while working at a construction site in Ng’ando, Dagoretti, Nairobi.

The incident occurred on Thursday evening, but was reported to police at Riruta Police Station on Friday at about 11:50 a.m.

According to police, the deceased, identified as Peterson Josphat Onkoba, had been working at the site when he allegedly slipped and fell onto a live electric wire, sustaining severe injuries.

His co-workers rushed him to Mbagathi Hospital for treatment, but he succumbed to his injuries around midnight.

Police officers visited the scene and documented the circumstances surrounding the incident. The body was moved to the Mbagathi Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination as investigations continue.

Meanwhile, a man suspected of attempting to steal from a residential estate in Kiambu has died after he was allegedly assaulted by private security guards, prompting the arrest of two guards on suspicion of murder.

According to police, the incident was reported at Kiambu Police Station on Friday.

Police said two security guards attached to Riverside Estate escorted the suspect—identified only as Kimani—to the station after alleging he had trespassed into the estate with the intention of stealing.

The suspect was allegedly beaten by the guards before being taken to the station. Before a formal report could be recorded, he reportedly collapsed inside the police station.

The Officer Commanding Station (OCS) directed officers to escort the injured suspect to Kiambu Level 5 Hospital for treatment.

However, at around 9 a.m., hospital security informed police that the man had succumbed to his injuries.

The body was moved to the hospital mortuary pending a post-mortem examination.

Police arrested the two security guards in connection with the incident as investigations continue. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) officers visited and documented the scene as part of the ongoing probe.