Tanzanian woman found dead in Kileleshwa house

The deceased was Wednesday morning found dead with no visible injuries, police said.

In Summary
  • An ambulance was called to the scene and personnel confirmed she had died earlier on, police said.
  • Police were called to the scene and announced a probe had been launched.
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Police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old Tanzanian woman whose body was found on her bed in Kileleshwa, Nairobi.

She was identified as Janet Aziza. The deceased was Wednesday morning found dead with no visible injuries, police said.

Her roommate told police she had been taking drinks with the deceased and other friends before they retired on Tuesday night.

They had been joined by some friends at the house before they later retired after enjoying the drinks.

Aziza too retired to her room alone.

Come Wednesday, October 4 morning, Aziza failed to wake up when her roommate who is also a Tanzanian went to wake her up.

An ambulance was called to the scene and personnel confirmed she had died earlier on, police said.

Police were called to the scene and announced a probe had been launched to establish if there was any foul play.

Police said they are yet to establish the cause of the death. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.

Police also picked up some of the drinks the group was taking as part of their probe into the death.

A team of detectives visited the scene on Thursday and dusted it further as part of the probe.

They said they would know more and the way forward after an autopsy is conducted on the body.

Meanwhile, police in Kilifi are investigating the death of a 75-year-old man whose body was found in his house in Marereni B Village.

The deceased who was identified as Masha Gonna had injuries on his body inflicted by a sharp object, police said.

Police who visited the scene said they recovered a mobile phone and Sh3,400 from the deceased.

The motive of the murder is yet to be known but a team investigating said they are pursuing leads.

This comes a day after a 92-year-old woman was killed in Vurugani area, Kilifi.

The woman identified as Luvuno Mongo was reportedly attacked by unknown people, who hit her using a sharp object on her right shoulder, neck and head killing her instantly.

No arrests have been made over the murder of the two elderly people. The bodies are lying in the mortuary pending autopsy, police said.

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