{
  "id": 14620531,
  "title": "Woman found stabbed to death in Ruiru after alleged domestic dispute",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/woman-found-stabbed-to-death-in-ruiru-after-alleged-domestic-dispute",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T05:06:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/woman-found-stabbed-to-death-in-ruiru-after-alleged-domestic-dispute/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police in Ruiru, Kenya are investigating the murder of a 40-year-old woman named Mercy Wanjiku Maina, who was found stabbed to death in her bedroom on October 14. It is believed that Wanjiku had a disagreement with her current husband, Japhet Mukiri, over her former husband on October 13. The two were said to have spent the night together after the disagreement. Police found Wanjiku lying in a pool of blood, with multiple stab wounds on her chest and arms. A bloodstained knife believed to be the murder weapon was recovered at the scene. The case is being handled by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Ruiru. Ongoing efforts are being made to identify the perpetrator.",
  "summary": "Police in Ruiru, Kiambu County, are investigating the murder of a 40-year-old woman who was found lying in a pool of blood inside her bedroom. Mercy Wanjiku Maina was discovered dead on October 14, after her family members opened her bedroom at around 10am and found her body on a mattress. A team of officers [...] The post Woman found stabbed to death in Ruiru after alleged domestic dispute…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}