Machakos University student accused of killing his girlfriend arrested

Police in Machakos County have arrested the main suspect behind the murder of first-year Machakos University student Harriet Moraa.

Machakos DCIO Nzioka Singi told Citizen TV that Chrispin Omondi, who is also a student at the aforesaid institution, is currently in police custody and will be charged with the murder of his girlfriend.

According to police reports, Moraa visited Omondi on Monday morning at Katoloni estate within Machakos township.

Later that night, Omondi went to meet his friend, John Ouma, telling him that he had found his girlfriend dead in his house.

Ouma said he suspected something was amiss after Omondi reached out, prompting him to report the matter to Machakos Police Station. Police later discovered Moraa's body on Tuesday morning after acting on Ouma's tip.

The building’s caretaker said the suspect rented the house last year, and identified himself as a fifth-year Engineering student at the Machakos University, where the deceased was pursuing a Bachelor of Education degree.

Police say when they found the deceased's body, her hands had been restrained and blood was oozing from her ears and nose. Preliminary investigations have however showed no signs of a struggle at the scene.

Detectives are currently awaiting the deceased's post-mortem results to establish the case and manner of her death.