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Young welder strangles lover before committing suicide

Timothy Ndirangu (left), 23, a welder, and 27-year-old Grace Wanjiru, a teacher at Wapa Primary School during happier times. Their decomposing bodies were found locked up in a single-roomed house in Maguguni, Thika East on January 29, 2018. PHOTO | MARY WAMBUI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The bodies were identified as those of Timothy Ndirangu, 23, a welder, and 27-year-old Grace Wanjiru.

  • Mr Ndirangu’s parents said the two lovers had been having problems in the past one week.

  • The bodies were taken to General Kago Funeral Home.

In yet another shocking incident of domestic violence, residents of Maguguni in Thika East Monday woke up to the stench of two decomposing bodies of young lovers locked up in a single-room house.

The bodies were identified as those of Timothy Ndirangu, 23, a welder, and 27-year-old Grace Wanjiru, a teacher at Wapa Primary School.