Authorities in Muhoroni Sub-county, Kisumu County, are currently probing the horrific murder of a 17-year-old female Form Four student, whose decaying body was discovered abandoned in a sugarcane field in the Migingo area.
The victim’s half-clothed body exhibited clear signs of strangulation, leading investigators to suspect that she may have been sexually assaulted prior to her death.
The young girl, a student at Nyando Mixed Secondary Day School in Muhoroni, was reported missing by her parents on Monday after she did not return home from school.
Witnesses reported seeing dogs emerging from the sugarcane plantation with body parts, which prompted local residents to alert the police.
Upon discovery, her body was found in the plantation, with both her legs and arms partially consumed by dogs. Additionally, her tongue was protruding, indicating that she had been strangled.
Law enforcement has detained a 30-year-old male suspect named Lawrence Owuor in connection with this shocking crime that has left the community reeling.
Detectives from the DCI have transported the body to St. Vincent Mission Hospital for an autopsy as the investigation continues.
