W***n b******d on Christmas Day in Kericho

By , K24 Digital
On Thu, 26 Dec, 2019 16:19 | < 1 min read
The 55-year-old man’s body was taken to Mwingi Level 4 Hospital morgue. [PHOTO | FILE]
A crime scene. PHOTO | FILE

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the brutal murder of a 79-year-old woman whose body was found in her compound in Kimasian Village in Londiani, Kericho County.

Jane Cherono (covered in a blanket on the ground) was last seen in public at 3pm on Wednesday, December 25. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL]

Jane Cherono’s head was found severed from her body on Wednesday evening. It remains unclear who killed her, or why she was murdered.

Her body and head were found strewn 100 meters from her house.

Cherono’s remains were taken to Siloam Hospital morgue.

Londiani OCPD Musa Kongoli confirmed the incident to K24 Digital, saying the septuagenarian was last seen in public at 3pm Wednesday.

“We have begun investigations into the shocking incident,” he said.

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