Police in Nyali Sub-county, Mombasa County, are investigating the death of a 49-year-old man whose decomposing body was found inside his house in the Mgongeni area of Kisimani-Frere Town.
The incident was reported on Thursday by a village elder from Mgongeni.
Police officers from Mbungoni Police Post visited the scene and found the body of Felix Omondi lying inside his single-room servant’s quarters.
Investigators believe the deceased had died about three to four days earlier as the body had already started decomposing.
According to preliminary reports, Omondi had been living alone after separating from his wife, who is said to have relocated to Malindi.
Neighbours told police he was last seen alive on Sunday, May 17, during the day.
The scene was processed and documented as investigations into the death continue.
And police in Malindi Sub-county, Kilifi County, are investigating a suspected murder after the body of a 48-year-old man was found decomposing inside his house in the Gede Rainbow area.
The incident was reported to Gede Police Station on Friday at about 7:10pm by a resident, Randu Fredrick, who alerted authorities after a foul smell emanated from the house of his uncle.
Police officers visited the scene, located about one kilometre east of the station.
They found the lifeless body of James Kasiwa Muhambi, lying on his back on a bed with the door to the house open.
Police said blood was oozing from the deceased’s ears and he had a swollen face and neck, with the tongue protruding outside the mouth and one fist clenched.
Investigators said the deceased had last been seen alive three days earlier.
The scene was processed and documented by crime scene personnel before the body was moved to the Malindi Sub-County Referral Hospital mortuary pending an autopsy.
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