Detectives at Embakasi Police Station are searching for two male suspects who allegedly lured and sexually assaulted a young woman, before strangling her to death.
Police say the suspects used a woman, now in their custody, to set a trap for the deceased, 29-year-old Naomi Wangare Mwangi, before committing the crime under the cover of darkness.
Naomi’s lifeless body was recovered within Embakasi on the night of February 18.
Witnesses recount seeing the unknown assailants forcing the deceased to the ground before having their way with her. They say they heard a long, shrill cry that echoed through the night, alarming the entire neighborhood.
When they rushed to the scene, they found Naomi’s half-naked body. Her killers had already vanished into the darkness by then.
The police were notified and collected the body before transporting it to the City Mortuary. They then informed the next of kin, Naomi’s husband, Cornel Ekaset.
On the fateful night, Ekaset says Naomi received a phone call from someone and left the house. Naomi left her 9-year-old daughter at home as she stepped outside to meet the caller.
When her husband arrived home from work, he could not find Naomi, until a neighbor came knocking with the tragic news—his wife had been murdered.
Investigators later arrested a female friend who had been in contact with the deceased before her killing. Police say the suspect was seen with Naomi and two male adults just moments before the incident.
An autopsy has since confirmed that Naomi died from strangulation and that her killers sexually assaulted her.
The manhunt for the suspects is still ongoing.
