Police are investigating an incident where a deaf 68- year-old woman was killed by unknown assailants who attacked her on Monday night at home in Nyagidha village in Homa Bay.
Confirming the incident, Nyagidha village elder Alice Opiyo said the body of Wilkister Odanga, was discovered on Tuesday morning by one of her relatives who had gone to check on her after she failed to wake up.
Further, she revealed that it is believed that whoever killed the woman gained access through a cut which was made on the door.
The deceased’s relative says inability by the woman to hear and speak exposed her to danger since she could not raise an alarm for help during the attack.
Additionally, she had marks on her face and is also believed to have been raped.
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According to Opiyo, the widowed woman had been living alone in the house after the death of her husband more than a decade ago.
Opiyo called on residents to collaborate with police as investigations into the incident are ongoing.
The body was moved to Homa Bay mortuary awaiting postmortem.
