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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.

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