A dreary mood engulfed Kwa Laban area in Lita sub-location, Kathiani sub-county on the night of May 31 after 38-year-old woman was killed in cold blood by unknown people.
According to neighbours, the woman has been living alone after her husband and their two children perished in a road accident three years ago.
One of them said that he heard voice of a woman screaming and before he could figure out on what was happening, the woman had already been cut into pieces and the assailants fled.
"I heard the voice of a woman pleading for help. She is my closest neighbour and before I made it to her house everything went back silent. I rushed to her house only to find her dead," said John Kituku.
Kituku added that he alerted other neighbours after which they made a call to Kathiani location chief Munyao Muli alias Kyeni who later arrived with police officers.
Residents decried increased insecurity in the area blaming county government of Machakos for relocating administration police post to Lita from Mutitu area.
The body of the deceased was taken to Kathiani level four hospital mortuary as investigations kick off.