Ruai family seeks justice after daughter dies following alleged assault at Mombasa Road club

A family in Ruai is crying out for justice after their 23-year-old daughter, Mercy Wanjiru Kimani, was brutalised at a lounge along Mombasa Road and later succumbed to her injuries at Thika Level 4 Hospital.

According to the family, Mercy received a phone call while with her mother after a church service, inviting her to attend a friend’s birthday at Tunnel Lounge along Mombasa Road.

The following day, she was found unconscious about three kilometres from the club where the birthday party had taken place, with a deep cut on the head and lower abdomen. Both her arms were also broken.

She was first taken to a dispensary in Mukuru and later transferred to Thika Level 4 Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

CCTV footage reportedly shows Mercy enjoying time with her friends at the club before one of them is seen leaving and boarding an Uber, leaving her behind.

She is later seen trying to convince a boda boda rider to take her home, but they failed to agree on the fare. The rider is then seen picking up another customer, leaving Mercy behind.

The family is now calling on the government, especially the police, to conduct thorough investigations to establish what led to their daughter’s death.