Well-liked Kenyan socialite, Starlet Wahu was brutally murdered at an AirBnb in South B, Nairobi County, Kenya.
Wahu, 26, who’s the youthful sister of controversial preacher, Victor Kanyari, was discovered lifeless within the condo on Thursday morning, January 4, 2024.
Police experiences point out that the deceased, 26, arrived at Papino Residences on Wednesday night within the firm of a person recognized as 34-year-old John Matara.
The socialite was buried at her household house in Kamulu on Saturday, January 6, after a put up mortem carried out at Metropolis Mortuary on Friday, January 5, revealed she died of extreme bleeding.
Video surveillance from the residences captured Wahu and Matara coming into an elevator throughout the condo block earlier than disembarking on the fourth ground and continuing to their room which they’d reportedly rented for an evening.
Police later found the deceased’s lifeless physique mendacity in a pool of blood contained in the condo after the Airbnb’s proprietor, Florence Ngina, informed authorities that Matara unexpectedly left the premises on Thursday morning sporting blood-stained garments.
After Ngina obtained the data from a safety guard manning the residences, she rapidly speeding to the scene the place she found that the condo had been locked from the skin.
Utilizing a spare key, Ngina gained entry to the condo solely to find Wahu’s physique in the lounge. She subsequently filed the report at South B police station prompting police and DCI officers to proceed to the scene of crime.
Police experiences point out that there have been indicators of a battle between Wahu and her killer, because the scene appeared bloody, disarrayed and chaotic.
Wahu was reportedly stabbed within the head and the suitable thigh in the course of the incident.
Makadara police boss, Judith Nyongesa mentioned Wahu bled to dying.
“The suspect reduce the girl’s vein connecting to the center which is why she died quicker,” the police boss mentioned.
Police likewise found HIV testing kits, used condoms, bhang, a bottle of alcohol and a blood-stained kitchen knife, believed to be the homicide weapon, on the scene.
Her physique was moved to Metropolis Mortuary.
Whereas investigating the incident, police have been ready to make use of Matara’s cellphone to trace him right down to Mbagathi County Hospital the place he was reportedly discovered receiving remedy for a stab wound.
Matara, who was within the firm of a good friend, was subsequently arrested and detained for questioning after being discharged.
Investigations into the incident are at present ongoing.
