Shock as villagers wake up to murdered woman's dumped body

The body of a woman who is suspected to have been raped before being murdered was found on Saturday at Ngucui village in Kirinyaga County.

The body of the woman, who has since been identified as Millicent Wangeci Gitari, was found dumped outside a bar.

The 57-year-old woman's body had bruises in the neck, a hint that she may have been strangled by her attackers. Used condoms were also found at the scene.

Area residents who stumbled on the body in the morning reported the matter to the police.

The police later moved the body to Kibugi Funeral Home for post mortem examination.

The victim's husband, Mr Ngirigori Ndege, said his wife left home on Friday evening and that was the last time he saw her alive.

Gruesome murder

"My wife told me that she was going to the bar. She never returned home and this morning I was woken up by my sister's son who informed me that my wife had been murdered a very cruel manner. I ran to the scene and I was shocked by what I saw," he said.

Mr Ndege wants the police to get into the bottom of the matter and bring those responsible for his wife's death to book.

A member of Nyumba Kumi Initiative, Mr George Mungai, narrated how he learnt of the death of Ms Gitari while at his home.

"I was at home when I was told that a woman's body had been found outside a bar. I rushed to the scene and confirmed the incident," he said.

Another resident, Elizabeth Muthoni, said the victim's body was half-naked with a head scarf beside her lifeless body.

"There is clear evidence that the woman had been raped because used condoms were scattered at the scene," she said.

A police officer at the scene said investigations into the gruesome murder had commenced.