Police in Tharaka Nithi are looking into a homicide after the corpse of a man was reportedly discarded in the Ura River on Sunday.

According to neighbours, the body was not readily identified because it was missing a head and private parts.

As the inquiry into the sad finding continued, officers from Gatunga police station retrieved the body from the spot and transported it to Marimanti Level 4 hospital.

Police officers familiar with the event have urged members of the public who lost contact with missing relatives to come forward to aid with identification and investigations. 

More details to follow...