Police probe pregnant woman's roadside death in Kirinyaga

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Police in Kirinyaga County, Kenya, are investigating the suspected murder of a pregnant woman whose body was found by a roadside on Friday morning. The body of Catherine Njeru was discovered along Piai-Itangi Murram Road in the Mwea East Sub-County, with visible injuries to her head and hip. The Inspector General has directed the Director of Criminal Investigations to expedite the inquiry. Residents of Murinduko villages blocked a road leading to South Ngariama, alleging Njeru was thrown from a police vehicle, a claim not yet confirmed. Police have urged calm and appealed for information via toll-free numbers 999 and 911.


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