Crime sceneDetectives in Trans Nzoia county have launched investigations after a 68-year-old man was found murdered in his house at Kiptugut Farm, Kimase village, Twiga location, Endebess subcounty.
Joseph Njenga was found dead in his matrimonial bed on August 30 after unknown assailants reportedly attacked his home.
Police visited the scene and established that Njenga had suffered three deep-cut wounds on the right side of his head, near the ear.
The main door of the house was found open, raising questions about how the attackers gained entry and what happened before and after the killing.
Police also established that Njenga’s wife had been abducted during the incident. She was later found in Kitale town.
The CSI team documented and processed the scene as detectives commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing and the alleged abduction.
The deceased’s body was removed and taken to Crystal Cottage mortuary in Kitale pending postmortem examination, police said on Tuesday.
Police are investigating the motive behind the killing and the circumstances under which the woman was abducted and later found in Kitale town.
Elsewhere, police in Migori county have launched investigations into the death of a 20-year-old man who was allegedly stabbed while leaving a Prince Indah music concert at hotel.
Hezron Luvonga, a cleaner at a local hotel, was attacked at about 1am Sunday, by an unknown person while leaving the concert in Suna West subcounty.
Luvonga was stabbed in the stomach with a knife before being rushed to Ombo Mission Hospital for treatment.
He was later referred to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital for specialised care but succumbed to his injuries at about 3am on Sunday while undergoing treatment.
His body was moved to the facility’s mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
Police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the stabbing and identify the assailant.
The motive of the incident was not immediately known.
And the body of a man who had been reported missing was recovered from River Ngong in the Kingston area of Nairobi.
The deceased was identified as Jayson Maina, whose disappearance had been reported at Lungalunga police station on August 26.
According to police, the body was spotted floating in the river, prompting members of the public to retrieve it from the water.
The officers established that the body belonged to Maina, who had been listed as a missing person two days earlier.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to the City Mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Police investigations into the circumstances surrounding Maina’s disappearance and death are ongoing.
