Woman found dead with eight stab wounds in Nairobi house
A 21-year-old woman was found stabbed to death inside a house in Umoja Two, Nairobi, on Tuesday afternoon in what police suspect was a case of intimate-partner violence. Francisca Wanja Thuranira was found lying unresponsive on a bed at her aunt’s house on the second floor of a residential plot. She had been stabbed eight [...] The post Woman found dead with eight stab wounds in Nairobi house…
On Tuesday afternoon, a 21-year-old woman named Francisca Wanja Thuranira was found dead inside her aunt's house in Umoja Two, Nairobi. She had been stabbed eight times in what police suspect to be a case of intimate-partner violence. Thuranira's aunt left her at home in the morning while she went to work. By midday, she tried contacting her niece but received no response.
She then sent a neighbor to check on her. Upon entering the house, the neighbor found the house open and Thuranira lying unresponsive on a bed. Police found the young woman on the lower deck of a double-decker bed with eight stab wounds in her chest. The motive for the killing is believed to be a deteriorating relationship, with the victim's boyfriend being the main suspect.
His identity has not been confirmed and he has not been located. The police are investigating the case and seeking to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing.
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