A woman suspected to have committed a grisly murder and suspected has been arrested and arraigned in court. Detectives based at DCI Katulani in Kitui County apprehended the suspect, who is believed to have been the architect behind the ghastly murder of Lucy Kambu Mwenda in Kalimani village, Kathunguni sub-location on May 22, 2024.
According to a DCUI report, on that ill-fated night, with only the moon as a silent witness, the deceased was tragically discovered lying lifeless in a pool of blood just outside her property’s perimeter fence. The attackers had callously stabbed her twice at the back of her head, leaving her for dead, as blood oozed from her mouth.
At the crime scene, investigators found crucial evidence: a blood-stained machete, a light blue jug, a paper bag containing a broken egg, and a note written in the Kamba language carefully placed atop an empty cup.
After days of intelligence gathering and analysis, officers embarked on a hunt for the perpetrators. Their efforts paid off when the suspect, travelling aboard a white canter truck from Mombasa to Nairobi landed in their dragnet.
In collaboration with DCI Mtito-Andei, they intercepted Vilonicah Mueni at the Mtito-Andei police roadblock as she attempted to evade a checkpoint. The suspect was cornered and arrested, thereafter arraigned at the Kitui Law Courts before being remanded at Kitui GK Prison awaiting mental assessment.
The case will be mentioned and possible plea taked on July 23, 2024.