- A search for Jackline Ruguru, who has been missing for over a week now, has ended in grief for her family
- Jackline, a college student, went missing on Sunday, November 16, a day after she returned home from college
- The family and locals shared the state in which her decomposing body was discovered in a coffee farm
Kirinyaga: Residents of Ngiriambu village in Njukiini ward, Gichugu Constituency, are in shock after the body of a 22-year-old female student, who had been missing for seven days, was discovered dumped in a coffee farm within the area.
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The partly decomposed body of Jackline Ruguru, a college student in Embu, was found on the evening of Saturday, November 22, on a farm in Ngotho, Ngiriambu village.
How was Jackline Ruguru’s body discovered?
According to the residents, the body was found by a farm owner. He had reportedly gone to cut Napier grass for his livestock when he noticed a foul smell before discovering the remains.
Upon raising the alarm, villagers rushed to the scene, accompanied by Njukiini’s Member of County Assembly (MCA) Timothy Kariuki.
“I could not believe it when I saw a decomposing body without a right hand and other body parts,” one of the locals said.
On his part, Jackline’s father, Musa Kiura, who was overwhelmed with grief, said that he had spent days desperately searching for his daughter only to find her dead.
He revealed that Jackline had travelled home from Embu county, where she was a college student.
“She came home on Sunday and passed by the local church, where I was to pick up the house keys. Afterward, she never returned home. I reported the matter at Kiamutugu Police Station and have been searching for her ever since,” Kiura said.
“Today, I am shocked to find her decomposing body here, smelling terribly and with some parts missing,” he added.
Her uncle, Njeru Rwigi, who led other relatives to the scene, said the family had travelled from Kamagambo village, about three kilometres away.
Who had Jackline Ruguru’s mobile phone?
They arrived to find villagers gathered at the spot and immediately notified officers from Kiamutugu Police Station, who responded promptly.
“We had earlier found her phone on Monday, which was handed to us by someone whose connection to it is still unclear. Detectives are investigating the matter,” Rwigi explained.
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The area MCA condemned the incident, noting that such a case had never been reported in the area before.
He urged residents to cooperate with the police to help bring the perpetrators to justice.
“The police have begun the search for those who murdered Jackline Ruguru as the body is taken to the Kerugoya Hospital mortuary for a postmortem,” the MCA said.
Where was Alfred Nzuve’s body found?
Previously, TUKO.co.ke reported that the body of Alfred Nzuve, who had been missing since November 18, was found in a mortuary.
Nzuwe, 25, was reportedly last seen behind Imenti House in Nairobi.
He was later discovered at the city mortuary after he was reportedly involved in an accident.
Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
