This archive report was first published on 14 January 2020.
On January 13, 2020, a heinous crime shook the quiet village of Kahuru in Engineer area of Nyandarua County. An 85-year-old woman was found brutally raped and murdered in her home.
According to Engineer Town Police Commander Charity Dorcas, the victim had traveled to her rural home from Nairobi to undertake some farming business when she was attacked. The granny used to visit the home once a month to pay farmworkers and monitor projects.
Detectives suspect that the attackers believed the woman had cash and that it is likely they killed her after she identified them. Her body was discovered on Monday, January 13, 2020.
A village elder, Joel Kimani, termed the incident shocking and urged police to find the attackers.
