GSU officer arrested after woman dies by suicide in Lang'ata

Police in Lang'ata have arrested a General Service Unit (GSU) officer suspected to be involved in an alleged suicide incident involving a 28-year-old woman.

Victor Otieno Ouma, a police constable stationed at the GSU's Ruaraka headquarters, was apprehended by Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) detectives on Thursday after a forensic analysis of the victim's phone suggested his potential presence during Nelvin Museti's death.

A police report documenting the incident says that Nelvin reportedly jumped from the third floor of an apartment building in Lang'ata on Thursday last week.

"It was reported by the caretaker of Ascort apartments in Lang'ata near Cleanshelf that there was a lady who had jumped from the third floor of the said apartments. The scene was visited by police and the body of one Nelvin Museti, a female adult aged 28 years, was found at the back of the said apartments," the police report seen by Citizen Digital reads in part.

"The deceased, who is said to have been living alone, is believed to have jumped at around 0550hrs from the balcony of her house which attracted the attention of the neighbours when they heard a thud. The body which had no physical injuries but blood oozing from the nose has been moved to the city mortuary awaiting post-mortem."

While inspecting the woman's apartment police however discovered a used condom, an empty Viceroy bottle, a 2-liter soft drink, and a partially smoked roll of bhang, evidence suggesting the presence of another individual during the incident. 

"Investigations were immediately commenced whereby a mobile telephone analysis of the victim's phone was carried out and it was established a mobile subscriber 0723588227 later identified as No 114270 PC Victor Ouma was found to have been in constant communication with the victim," a subsequent police report on the same incident reads.  

"Further  analysis revealed that the subscriber proceeded and joined the victim at her apartment for the night additionally he was found to have  purchased an alcoholic drink for Ksh.1,650 before joining the victim, further investigations are ongoing to establish whether an alteration occurred in the apartment between the nights of 10-11/1/2024," added the police.