Detectives are investigating a case where a 38-year-old man died after jumping into a 55-foot deep borehole in a village in Meru County.
Police said the incident
happened in the Kibugua area and involved a man who walked to his neighbour’s
compound, where he died in a suspected suicide mission.
Police and a rescue team were
called to The scene and managed to retrieve the body.
The motive of the incident is
yet to be established. Police said they are investigating the incident.
The body was moved
to the Chuka General Hospital Mortuary for a postmortem examination.
The incident was
among three that were reported on Saturday, April 12, police said.
In Nandi’s Masese
village, one Saraphim Kipkogei, 35, died by suicide by hanging himself with a
bed sheet tied around his neck from one of the roof rafters inside his sitting
room.
Police said no
suicidal note was recovered, and the motive of the incident is yet to be
established.
The body was moved
to the Kaimosi Jumuia Farewell Home, where it is awaiting autopsy
In Bomet’s Jua Kali
area, one John Mutai, 45, died by suicide by hanging on one of the roof rafters of the employer's
workshop.
Police said no
suicide note was found, and the motive is yet to be known.
The body was moved
to the Longisa County Referral Hospital mortuary for a postmortem examination.
Cases of suicide
have been on the rise amid calls to take measures to address the trend.
Meanwhile, a 32-year-old woman
was killed, and her body dumped on the roadside in Amwathii Sub-Location of
Kabachi Location, Meru County.
It is also believed the woman
was sexually assaulted before her murder on April 12, police said.
The lifeless body
of the woman was found lying in a pool of blood on the roadside in the village
with visible serious injuries on the forehead and the back of the head.
The police said
they are yet to establish the motive of the murder, and the body was moved to the Nyambene Sub County Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
A hunt for the
suspected killer is ongoing, police said.
Cases of murder have been on the rise amid calls to address the trend.
Up to eight cases of murder are reported daily, police say.
