This archive report was first published on 24 October 2021.
On October 24, 2021, a 25-year-old woman, Mary Wanjiku alias 'Ciku', was found dead in her house at Pipeline Estate in Nakuru town.
According to Nakuru East Sub-County Police Commander Elena Kabukuru, the woman had been missing for almost one week before her decomposing body was discovered by neighbours.
The house was locked from inside, and a foul smell led the neighbours to suspect that something was wrong.
‘The house was locked from inside and the police had to break in, where they found the decomposing body,’ Kabukuru said.
Neighbours had mistaken the smell for a burst sewer line, but it persisted for over a week.
Elizabeth Wanjiku, a neighbour, said that the smell was so strong that it lasted for over a week, but they assumed it was due to the construction of the flat.
However, the smell persisted, and yesterday morning, the tenants who had complained for a long time became curious when they saw insects on the window of the deceased’s house.
‘I insisted that there was something wrong inside our neighbour’s house. The construction workers peeped through the window and saw her lying on the bed,’ Elizabeth said.
The neighbours informed police who came and broke into the house and discovered the body.
Elizabeth said the victim had been a tenant for the past six years and described her as a quiet person who had no issues with her fellow neighbours.
The body was moved to the Nakuru County mortuary.
Source: Standardmedia.com, October 24, 2021
