Police are investigating an incident in which a 47-year-old woman died after collapsing while travelling in a passenger vehicle along the Makutano–Embu road in Mwea Sub-county, Embu County.
According to police at Makutano Police Station, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning at around 7:30 am when the woman, identified as Joyce Wanjiru Njuraita, boarded the vehicle at Makutano stage en route to Ngurubani.
Police said that shortly after the journey began, she collapsed in her seat, prompting the driver and fellow passengers to administer first aid in an attempt to assist her.
Her condition is reported to have deteriorated, leading those on board to rush her to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Preliminary reports indicate that the deceased had been living with diabetes, police said.
Her body was moved to Embu Level Five Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
In a separate incident, police are investigating a suspected murder after a man was found with fatal stab injuries in Lucky Summer estate, Starehe Sub-county.
The victim was discovered by residents on Tuesday.
According to police, the man was found lying on the ground at a playground within the estate, bleeding from the chest and in distress.
Police who responded to the scene confirmed he had succumbed to his injuries.
The deceased was later identified as John Brian Korimbo through a national identity card recovered at the scene.
Police noted that the body had a stab wound to the chest. A kitchen knife, believed to be linked to the incident, was also recovered nearby.
Officers processed and documented the scene before the body was moved to City Mortuary pending a post-mortem examination.
The case has been taken over by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Starehe, and inquiries are ongoing.
Meanwhile, police in Murang’a County have launched investigations into the death of a 74-year-old man whose body was discovered in the Kambirwa area under unclear circumstances.
The deceased, identified as Stephen Muriithi Ngari, was found lying lifeless within an office compound in Gitungano village, Murang’a East Sub-county.
Police from Kambirwa Police Station visited and processed the scene, which is located about three kilometres north of the station.
According to residents, the deceased had last been seen on April 6 at around 9:00 am before he failed to return home. It is reported that he lived with another person roughly 500 metres from where the body was found.
Preliminary inquiries indicate that the deceased may have written a letter in February to his two brothers, stating he intended to take his own life following a family dispute.
Police said the body had no visible physical injuries at the time it was discovered.
The remains were moved to Murang’a Level Five Hospital mortuary, where a post-mortem examination will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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