A Form Four student is being detained by detectives in connection with the death of a teenage girl, whose body was discovered discarded by the side of the road in Naivasha.
Police reported that the suspect had admitted to killing 17-year-old Brenda Bosibori, whose body was found on July 2 in the Karagita area.
The body had shoelaces tied around the legs, a thin wire around the neck, and a deep cut on the head.
When police arrived and took the body away from the scene, blood was also dripping from her mouth and ears.
A short while later, the suspect went to the neighborhood police station to admit to the murder.
According to authorities, he had walked to the station to report the murder.
According to him, he picked up the girl from her parents’ house, brought her to his, locked her in his room, and strangled her with shoelaces.
Then, after keeping her body hidden in his chamber until late at night, he dumped it by the wayside.
The accused claimed to have returned to his mother’s home and slept there until the next day.
The suspect had also called him before, the mother of the deceased girl reportedly told authorities.
In one of the farms in Naivasha, the mother, Rose Nyanchama, grades flowers.
She claimed that prior to her leaving for work, she had given the daughter money for breakfast.
She claimed that the suspect had also given them their house key, claiming that the dead had left it with him.
It was discovered that the suspect had gone to Brenda’s residence earlier in the day to assist with household duties, including dishwashing.
It appears that after leaving the residence together, the girl was last seen alive.
Rose told police that when she informed the suspect of the disappearance of her daughter, he appeared surprised and volunteered to assist in the search.
The mother, the suspect, and other villagers searched the region in vain for the missing girl for about seven hours.
Even the suspect advised the victim to return home and unwind until a friend called the following day.
Naivasha Deputy Police boss Samuel Kiplong said they suspect the suspect and the deceased girl differed over love and money.
He said they are investigating a murder case.
“We suspect a case of love gone sour. The suspect also claims he had given the girl Sh200 for unclear reasons,” he said.
