KISUMU, Kenya Apr 13 \u2013 Detectives in Kisumu West have recovered the decomposing body of a 21-year-old student from RIAT College in Riat Forest, days after she was reported missing following a suspected abduction and assault on April 5, 2026.<\/p>\n
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the body\u2014bearing multiple stab wounds\u2014was discovered during a coordinated operation involving officers from Maseno Police Station and Riat Police Post after an intensive search.<\/p>\n
Police have since arrested the prime suspect, identified as Steven Coleman Okoth, who is believed to have orchestrated the victim\u2019s gang rape, torture, and eventual murder in Kisumu\u2019s Milimani area.<\/p>\n
Investigations reveal that the victim was allegedly lured into a drinking spree by two male colleagues from the same institution, leaving her incapacitated. In her vulnerable state, she was sexually assaulted and later abandoned in a bush while in critical condition.<\/p>\n
Her disappearance raised alarm after her elder sister received a distressing text message around midnight, indicating that she had been assaulted and left in a bush. Shortly afterward, her phone went offline.<\/p>\n
Detectives launched immediate investigations, employing forensic analysis to trace her last known location near the Kenya Wildlife Service offices in Milimani. However, initial search efforts proved unsuccessful.<\/p>\n
A breakthrough came when the suspect\u2014reportedly the victim\u2019s former boyfriend\u2014was linked to her movements on the night she disappeared, leading to his arrest.<\/p>\n
Further investigations indicate that the suspect had allegedly issued threats to the victim over the past two months and had persistently sought her at her residence in Riat.<\/p>\n
Police say the suspect is currently being processed for arraignment, as detectives continue efforts to track down additional accomplices connected to the crime.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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