Police in Kilifi County are investigating the murder of a 74-year-old woman who was found dead with multiple deep cuts on her head and neck after failing to return home from her farm.
The deceased, identified as Sidi Kalu Mwango, was found about 700 metres from her homestead in Migumoni B Village, Bate Sub-location, Magarini Sub-County, on Tuesday evening, October 13, 2026.
According to police Mwango had left home in the morning for her farm, located approximately one kilometer from her residence.
She reportedly returned home for lunch before heading back to the farm at around 3pm.
However, when she failed to return home in the evening, concerned family members launched a search in the surrounding area.
They later discovered her lifeless body, prompting a report to police at Marafa Police Station at around 8:30pm.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Magarini, accompanied by officers from Marafa Police Station, visited the scene and found the elderly woman’s body bearing several deep cuts on the head and neck.
Police said no murder weapon was recovered at the scene, while the motive behind the attack remains unknown.
The body was moved to Malindi Sub-County Hospital Mortuary for preservation pending a postmortem examination.
Detectives have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify those responsible.
And a 45-year-old man died after suffering an electric shock while repairing a drilling machine at his home in Kisauni, Mombasa County.
The deceased, identified as Benard James, was reportedly working on the machine at around 10pm on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, when the incident occurred.
James connected the drilling machine to a power socket to establish whether it was functioning when he was electrocuted and became unresponsive.
He was rushed to Jocham Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police officers visited the hospital and confirmed the incident.
His body was preserved at the hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
The circumstances surrounding the incident have been documented by police.
Meanwhile, police in Kimilili, Bungoma County, arrested two suspects, including an assistant chief, following the death of a man who was allegedly beaten over claims of stealing Napier grass.
The deceased, identified as James Dodo, succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment at St. Bakhita Hospital after he was allegedly attacked by a mob in Mitoto village on Monday, October 12, 2026.
Police visited the hospital and established during preliminary investigations that the deceased had allegedly been attacked over claims that he had stolen Napier grass belonging to the complainant.
The victim reportedly sustained serious injuries to his back, right shoulder, left arm and the right side of his head.
Following the incident, DCI officers arrested two suspects assist with investigations into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.
Meanwhile, Dodo’s body remains at St. Bakhita Hospital, awaiting a postmortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
