Crime scenePolice in Ruai, Nairobi, are investigating the death of a 37-year-old woman who was found hanging inside her bedroom following a suspected domestic dispute.
Anne Wangari was found dead at her neighbour’s house in Kamulu on Sunday night after her 13-year-old daughter reportedly sought refuge there amid a confrontation at their home.
A neighbour told police that he heard commotion at about 8:30pm before the girl ran to his house.
He responded and went to the family’s home, where he found Wangari hanging from the rooftop in the bedroom with a bedsheet tied around her neck.
Preliminary investigations indicated that Wangari and her husband, had a history of domestic disputes.
Police officers visited and processed the scene and noted visible injuries on Wangari’s forehead and on her husband’s face, raising questions about what happened before her death.
The body was removed to the Kenyatta University Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
The man who is being treated as a suspect, is assisting police with investigations into the circumstances surrounding his wife’s death, police said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, police in Nakuru county are investigating the death of a 26-year-old woman who was brought to Kabarak University Medical Centre while unresponsive and was pronounced dead on arrival.
The deceased, Genevieve Queen Osano and resident of Kambi ya Moto, was taken to the medical facility early Monday morning by her boyfriend accompanied by his father.
According to police the two transported Osano in a Nissan Navara after she became unresponsive.
She was pronounced dead upon arrival at the facility.
Police said there were no visible physical injuries on the body.
The scene was processed and documented as investigations commenced.
Osano’s body was subsequently moved to the Nakuru County Referral Hospital mortuary annex, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Meanwhile, the boyfriend was detained by police to assist with investigations into the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.
And a 64-year-old man was found dead outside his sister-in-law’s house in Nyalgunga area, Suna West, Migori county.
Thomas Agatha was discovered lying on his back near the main door of the house by his sister-in-law as she returned home from her daily activities.
Agatha had left his home to attend to his usual activities but did not return.
The witness found him unresponsive with his jumper and slippers removed and placed beside him. His other clothes were intact.
Police visited the scene and established that the deceased had no visible physical injuries.
Police were also informed that Agatha had been suffering from an illness intermittently.
The body was photographed and documented at the scene before being moved to Migori County Mortuary, where it was preserved pending further action.
Police are expected to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.
