Middle aged woman stabbed to death by her boyfriend in Nakuru

Nakuru, Kenya: Police in Nakuru are looking for a middle aged man who allegedly stabbed his 26 year-old girlfriend to death in Mbaathi Estate at the weekend.

Nakuru police boss Bernard Kioko said the incident was reported by Stephen Gachua, a landlord to residential where the deceased, Esther Waithera, resided.

Kioko said Gachua was called by his tenants that the woman was found lying in her house bleeding and had several deep stab wounds.

The landlord rushed to the scene of incident, broke into the house and together with some tenants, they rushed her to the Rift Valley Provincial General (PGH) hospital where she succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment.

The body of the deceased is at the facility’s mortuary awaiting post-mortem while police officers have commenced investigations into the gruesome incident.

"It is suspected that the deceased might have been killed by her boyfriend who was spotted by residents before her death," added Kioko.