Wanjiru who worked at Ministry of Lands in Embu County was found with deep cuts, inside her vehicle, which was parked in the middle of Embu-Kibugu road.
After a long stare at the car which seemed abandoned, villagers decided to take a closer look, and that is when they discovered the bleeding body of Beatrice Wanjiru.
Police officers pictured at a scene of a crime as residents look on.
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Embu West OCPD Charles Kinyua told the media that upon opening the car, police found the deceased’s hands tied, mouth gagged and her throat slit.
They believed that the 57-year-old was killed elsewhere and the body dumped.
Eyewitnesses told investigators that they saw two men alight from the vehicle and board a boda boda.
Wanjiru was last seen at her office on Friday noon and was reported missing by the family at 7 p.m.
Further inspection of the vehicle revealed a kitchen knife which is believed to be the murder weapon.
Charles Muchwe, her brother has called for a speedy probe to bring the culprits to book.
Cases of insecurity have been on the rise, with security organs being preoccupied with the enforcement of Covid-19 directives which has stretched the capacities.
Biometric registration of police officers showed that there were 101,288 officers in March 2019.
When President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew on March 27, 2020, over 70,000 uniformed officers were deployed across the country to ensure members of the public remain within the confines of their homes from 7 p.m to 5 a.m.
Police set up roadblocks isolating the Nairobi Metropolitan Area on April 7, 2020.
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