Nakuru detectives are questioning a couple who had their sister’s decaying body in their home for three weeks.
Rosemary Wahu was last seen alive on January 29 of this year, according to family members who spoke to the police. Her body was found in a rotting state in her brother’s home on Wednesday morning.
News of a 60-year-old woman’s decomposing body found in her brother’s home for three weeks startled the residents of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Nakuru East.
David Kinyanjui, his wife, and his 2-year-old daughter resided in the same house but stayed silent about Rosemary’s death until family members stormed in on Wednesday to find out where she was.
The family members’ presence validated their worst worries—that their mother Wahu had passed away. Her body was in one of the bedrooms, slowly rotting.
The strange episode had upset the residents, who could not stand the smell coming from the house.
Police officers escorted Kinyanjui and his spouse away after rescuing them from an enraged mob.
Detectives from the Nakuru East directorate of criminal investigations are questioning the two.
The couple’s family is trying to find out why they let the body to decay. To determine the cause of death, an autopsy is scheduled.
