Police in Murang’a have launched investigations into an incident in which the body of a 19-year-old girl who went missing on 25th October has been found in River Mathioya.

Jackline Wangui Gichuru, a Kamacharia Girls High School student, was picked up from school by her grandmother for treatment after notifying the school of her sickness.

They arrived home that evening, and the young girl retired to bed at around 8 pm.

According to police, her grandmother realized that her granddaughter wasn’t in her room when she checked on her the next morning (Saturday).

The body of the missing girl was retrieved from River Mathioya on Tuesday evening.