Shock as man kills lover, buries her body under the bed in Kirinyaga
Police officers in Mwea East, Kirinyaga county, are looking for a man believed to have murdered his lover before burying her body in a shallow grave under their bed in Thiba North village. The body of the 44-year-old woman identified as Joyce Nginya was discovered on Thursday, four days after she went missing. Mwea-west Sub-county […]
How DNA on Sweet Potato helped police solve 12-year-old murder case
A sweet potato reportedly helped Massachusetts police crack a more than a decade-old cold case. Devarus Hampton, 40, of Mashpee, Massachusetts, pleaded not guilty during an arraignment in Barnstable District Court 12 years to the day after 31-year-old Todd Lampley was found shot to death in a bedroom in the Cape Cod village Hyannis Feb. 27, 2011. […]
Family, friends call for justice as woman who was stabbed in her sleep is set to be buried
Rose Ng’asura who was found stabbed in her house in the Chepkumia location in Nandi county is set to be laid to rest in her Kiprambu home even though police are yet to bring to book her killers. The 53-year-old woman was stabbed in her chest by unknown persons at around 3 am on February […]
Man who killed girlfriend for refusing him more sex slapped with 15-year jail term
Durban – The Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court found that 25-year-old Zwakele Mgobhozi is guilty of the murder of his girlfriend. Mgobhozi was on trial for the murder of Precious Pinky Yeni, 36, who is also the mother of his child. He was handed 15 years imprisonment on Wednesday and deemed unfit to carry a firearm by […]
Kiambu: 23-year-old woman kills son, dumps body in pit latrine
A 23-year-old mother who is alleged to have killed her one-and-a-half-year-old son was arraigned at a Kiambu court on Monday, February 20. The suspect identified as Jane Wamucii, however, did not take a plea as detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) made a miscellaneous application seeking to detain her in order to complete […]
Police officer stabbed to death while attempting to arrest suspect at chang’aa den in Laikipia
A senior police officer was on Thursday, February 16, 2023, stabbed to death while conducting a raid at an illicit brew den in Rumuruti, Laikipia county. A police report seen by K24 Digital indicates that Prosper Wandera, the deputy OCS Rumuruti Police station, had raided the chang’aa den belonging to one Jackline Leperle to make […]
Man on the run after hitting, killing cop at pub in Vihiga
Polices in Vihiga county have launched a manhunt for a 25-year-old man who allegedly assaulted a police officer at a local pub leading to his death. Dancun Chesaya is said to have hit Constable Francis Kazungu with a chair on the head at a bar in Serem market where they were having drinks after a […]