Tragedy as female KDF soldier found killed in her house in Migori

The late KDF officer Second Lieutenant Cynthia Awuor./HANDOUT

Detectives are investigating a suspected murder case of a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) female officer in Nyahera village, Suna East, Migori county.

The body of Second Lieutenant Cynthia Awour Mboya was found in her matrimonial home in the early hours of Christmas Day.

The deceased was aged 28 and was attached to Gilgil Barracks.She was on pass leave at the time of her death, police said.

Police said they are investigating murder in the incident and were holding her husband for questioning. She was alone at the time her body was found.

Police officers visited the house and found the officer’s lifeless body lying on the floor beside her bed in a pool of blood.

Preliminary observations revealed that the deceased had deep cut wounds and visible signs of strangulation on the neck, pointing to a violent struggle before her death.

Her husband told police he arrived home from Migori Town at around 1:00 a.m. and found all doors to the house wide open.

Upon entering the bedroom, he allegedly discovered his wife lying motionless on the floor.

Police further noted that two mobile phones, a Samsung and a Tecno Camon 12 Pro, belonging to the deceased were missing from the house.

The motive behind the killing remains unknown and the body was later moved to Migori County Referral Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Elsewhere in Kasarani area, Nairobi, a cashier at a mini mart was stabbed and killed in a robbery incident.

Joseph Osundo, 32 was on duty at the market when he was confronted by a gang in a robbery mission.

He was stabbed in the shoulders and ribs in the robbery following a confrontation.

He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to the injuries. Police said the gang escaped after stealing unknown amount of money. The hunt on the gang is ongoing, police said after the Christmas Day robbery and murder.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.

In Kambiti, Muranga County, a man was found lying dead on the road about 200 meters from Maranjau Shopping Centre.

He was identified as Livingstone Mwangi Wangari. His body had visible head injuries and was bleeding from the nostrils and mouth.

He is said to be a broker dealing with mangoes and was last spotted in the area. His body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

And a 73-year-old man was killed by a passenger train in Sagana area, Nyeri County.

The man was identified as Ibrahim Muchiri Kigachi.

The man was crossing the railway line when he was hit on Tuesday. His body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

The man had mental issues, locals said.