Police in Mombasa County are investigating the death of an unidentified man whose body was found at the shores of the Indian Ocean in the Junda Bedzimba area, Kisauni Sub-County.
The body of the African male, estimated to be about 35 years old, was discovered on Thursday, October 15, 2026, after it was reportedly spotted floating in the ocean waters.
According to police, the deceased was found without clothes, and police reported no visible physical injuries on the body.
Officers processed and documented the scene before moving the body to Coast General Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending identification and a postmortem examination.
Police are expected to establish the man’s identity and determine the circumstances surrounding his death, including whether he drowned or died under other circumstances.
Elsewhere, police in Kilifi County, launched investigations into the murder of a 52-year-old canoe operator whose body was discovered about 600 meters from Dhololo Primary School in Magarini Sub-County.
The deceased, identified as Cosmas Charo Buyu, was found lying dead on October 15, 2026.
Buyu worked as a canoe driver at Galana River.
Police visited the scene to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
Preliminary findings indicated that the deceased had sustained deep cuts on his cheek and around his head, raising suspicions that he had been violently attacked.
The motive behind the killing remains unknown, and no weapon suspected to have been used in the attack was recovered at the scene.
Detectives processed the scene before the body was moved to Malindi Sub-County Hospital mortuary for preservation pending a postmortem examination.
Police investigations are ongoing as officers seek to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify those responsible.
Meanwhile, a 74-year-old man was killed and his son seriously injured after armed assailants raided their home in Nihutu Village, Matumbi Sub-location, Mwatate Location, Kwale County.
The deceased, identified as Chaga Jangaa Jira, was asleep with his wife, Mgeni Chaga, when the attackers struck during the night.
According to police the wife was awakened by her husband’s screams and a bright light directed at her eyes. She was reportedly ordered not to open her eyes as the attackers assaulted her husband.
Their 30-year-old son heard the commotion and rushed to his father’s rescue but was also attacked.
The assailants reportedly struck him several times on the head, leaving him seriously injured before he managed to escape and report the incident at Mavirivirini Police Station at around 2:10am on Thursday,
October 15, 2026.
He was subsequently rushed to Mariakani Sub-County Hospital for treatment in serious condition.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) visited the scene and established that the elderly man had sustained several deep cut wounds to the head.
His body was moved to Kinango Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the attack and pursuing leads to establish the identities of those responsible and their motive.