Tears and sombre mood engulfed Mosobeti village, Enchoro location in Nyamira County after a 67-year-old woman was found beheaded and her body dumped in a cowshed.
Confirming the incident, Nyamira OCPD Lillis Wachira said the body of the deceased, Moraa Okoyo, was recovered by family members on Thursday morning.
"One of the family members who had gone to drive away cows from the cowshed found the body without the head and raised alarm to attract members of the public," he said.
The OCPD said probe has commenced to establish the motive behind the killing.
"There is no suspect who has been arrested over the brutal killing but, detectives are on the ground to investigate the killing. Villagers should be calm to allow detectives conduct investigations to bring the killers to book," he added.
Wachira confirmed that the deceased head was found few meters away from where the body was lying.
He said the body was moved to Nyamira County hospital morgue.
A family member, who declined to be named, described the deceased as a social person who could hardly quarrel with residents adding the police should complete investigations quickly.
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