Police in Kirinyaga County is looking for a man who is suspected to have killed his lover and buried her in their house in a shallow grave in Thiba North village.
Family members of the deceased Joyce Nginya,44, said she went missing on Sunday.
“I was called today morning by my sister’s children who told me that their mother was missing and I was shocked to see her body buried in a shallow grave under her bed and that’s when I informed the police officers,” Jane Njeru, the deceased sister said.
According to Jane, Joyce had separated from her former husband before engaging with the man who she doesn’t recognize.
“I don’t know the man, I only know the former husband whom they separated in 2011 and he is also here,” Jane added.
The woman hails from Makima in Embu while her lover is from Murang’a County.
Mwea-west Sub-county Deputy Police Commander Sammy Beauttah while confirming the incident said the body of Joyce was discovered days after the incident which occurred happened on Sunday night.
“The matter was reported by the family members at Kiamaciri police station and after visiting the house we found the victim’s body… Joyce Nginya was buried in a shallow grave and that was when we started the process of exhuming the body after a court order from Baricho law court,” said the police boss.
The body of the deceased was taken to Kerugoya hospital mortuary as a manhunt for the suspect continues.
