A murder suspect accused of orchestrating the death of a woman in Kitui County has been arrested while travelling to Nairobi.
The suspect, Vilonicah Mueni, was arrested while travelling from Mombasa to Nairobi aboard a lorry in Mtito Andei, where she tried to evade the police.
Mueni is suspected of being behind the murder of Lucy Kambu Mwenda in Kalimani village, Kathunguni sub-location in Kitui County on May 22, 2024.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Lucy was stabbed twice in the back of her head, leaving her dead.
“Detectives based at DCI Katulani in Kitui County have successfully apprehended a suspect believed to be the architect behind the ghastly murder of Lucy Kambu Mwenda in Kalimani village, Kathunguni sub-location on May 22, 2024,” DCI stated.
“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 malefactors had callously stabbed her twice at the back of her head, leaving her for dead, blood seeping from her mouth.”
Among the evidence recovered from the crime scene include a blood-stained machete, a light blue jug, a paper bag containing a broken egg, and a note written in the Kamba language placed atop an empty cup.
“At the crime scene, the hawk-eyed 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,” DCI stated.
“After days of intelligence gathering and analysis, officers embarked on a scrupulous pursuit for the main suspect. Their efforts paid off when the suspect, travelling aboard a white canter truck from Mombasa to Nairobi landed in their dragnet.”
Suspect arraigned
The police say Mueni was arrested at the Mtito-Andei police roadblock as she attempted to evade a mounted checkpoint.
“In collaboration with DCI Mtito-Andei, they intercepted Vilonicah Mueni at the Mtito-Andei police roadblock as she attempted to evade a mounted checkpoint,” DCI added.
The suspect was arraigned at the Kitui Law Courts before being remanded at Kitui GK Prison awaiting mental assessment.
The case is slated for mention and possible plea-taking on July 23, 2024.