A 60-year-old woman was found brutally murdered, and her body was dumped in a coffee plantation 500 meters from her home.

Karia Sub-location Assistant Chief Joseph Muriithi Githinji said that Esther Wambui Muthike was on her way home from a Kaharo trading center when she was murdered and thrown in a coffee plantation by unknown individuals.

“I was informed by my two elders and came here immediately and saw the lifeless body of a Wambui whom I know well,' Chief Muriithi told Citizen Digital.

PHOTO | COURTESY police car

“The suspects wanted only to kill because even her Ksh.1500 is still in her pocket,” he said.

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According to the deceased's sister, Mary Wamwirua, they were told of her death by a neighbor who discovered her body while going to collect firewood last night.

“I was shocked to see my sister Wambui killed and the cabbages she gone to buy scattered,” Wamwirua said.

According to Kahiro residents, this is not the first time the occurrence has occurred in the region.

PHOTO | COURTESY police line

“Last year a police officer who hails from this village was murdered just like this, people should give information to police to enable arrest the culprits,” Patrick Gatimu said.

The deceased's body was brought to the Kerugoya Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem.

Moses Koskei, the commander of Ndia Sub-County, acknowledged the incident and stated that police were investigating the case. He encouraged members of the public to provide important information to the police.