This archive report was first published on 16 August 2019.
On May 23, 2019, Hellen Kwamboka, a police officer attached to Parliament, left for home at around 7pm, marking the last time she was seen in public.
Her colleagues began looking for her on Friday, May 24, when they couldn't get hold of her on phone. They decided to go to her house at Umoja Estate, Gaikuyu Road, plot number 44, house number 42, where they found the house locked from the inside.
Police broke into the house and found the body of the officer lying on her bed with a deep cut on her head, and with blood stains all over the house. It is believed that a boyfriend, who visited her on May 23, had murdered her before escaping.
Earlier this year, neighbors at a residence in Kahawa Sukari estate confessed that they heard a woman, Beryl Adhiambo, scream for more than four hours after she was assaulted by her husband, Laiko Osuri. The young and pregnant woman lost her life.
The nonchalant attitude of neighbors in Nairobi must stop. Had they inquired about the issue, they might have saved Hellen Kwamboka's life.
Published on August 16, 2019, at 02:55:04.
