Police hunt for suspect in murder of Karatina University student

A first-year student at Karatina University was stabbed to death on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2025. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Police in Nyeri have launched a manhunt for a suspect linked to the murder of a first-year student at Karatina University.

Mathira East Police Commander Samson Leweri suspects that Bonita Ngatha Kariuki, 21, was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend on Valentine's Day in a case of love gone sour.

The 25-year-old suspect is also a first-year student at the same institution.

The police boss said two students who share a room with the suspect have been arrested and are helping with investigations.

Police reports indicate that Bonita who was pursuing a degree in Education had spent the better part of the day in a photo-shoot with the suspect.

She later went to the suspect's room in the hostel where she was stabbed to death.

The suspect fled the scene.

Her body was removed to Karatina Level Five Hospital mortuary.