A youthful woman is suspected to have been brutally murdered and her body set on fire in her apartment in Kitengela.

Nicholas Omondi, the flat caretaker, says they were forced to break into the woman’s house on Thursday morning June 30 2022, after spotting smoke billowing from her apartment.

“There was a huge black smoke and we thought the tenant has left and the house was burning. When we broke into the house we found that our tenant was burning. All her household goods were collected together under the bed including an empty gas cylinder. The house had stains of blood and plucked hair,” Omondi said.

The woman had many male visitors

The woman only identified by neighbours with one name is reported to have lived on the third floor of the four-storey building for three months.

According to neighbours’ accounts, the skinny chocolate lady didn’t engage other tenants and was only spotted checking in with male friends from time to time.

The neighbours further disclosed that the deceased worked at an apparel company in Athi-river.

Isinya sub-county police commander Ancient Kaloki said police immediately commenced investigations into the incident.

A detective privy to the ongoing investigations says police are pursuing a boda boda rider who frequented the woman’s house and who is also said to be her boyfriend.

Residents called on security agencies to hasten investigations to establish what could have transpired.

The woman’s body was moved to Kitengela sub-county hospital mortuary.