Teen arrested after woman, 56, stabbed to death in Kayole
An 18-year-old suspect has been arrested following the stabbing death of a 56-year-old woman in Kayole, Nairobi. Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, which occurred inside the victim's home.
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Detectives are investigating an incident where a 56-year-old woman was stabbed to death inside her house in Soweto, Kayole, Nairobi.
Police arrested an 18-year-old suspect in connection with the killing.
Police suspect the woman and the man fought leading to the fatal stabbing.
It is not clear if the two were in a relationship, Nairobi police boss Issa Mohamud said.
Police said the incident was reported on October 8, prompting officers from Soweto police station to rush to the scene.
They found the body of Virginia Kathena lying in a pool of blood inside the sitting room of her house.
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