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The town of Karucho Trading Centre in Gichugu Constituency had always been a quiet, unassuming place where life moved at a slow, predictable pace. Residents knew each other by name, and strangers were noticed immediately. However, in the early hours of what should have been a normal morning, the peace was shattered by a chilling discovery. The lifeless body of 40-year-old Alexander Muthike was found inside his rented house, sending waves of shock and fear throughout the small community.
Muthike was a well-known figure, a married man and a father of three, but his personal life appeared to be more complex than many had realized. The police identified the primary suspect as the woman he had been secretly living with, who had vanished without a trace after the tragic event. According to Kirinyaga East (Gichugu) Sub-County Police Commander Johnson Wachira, early reports suggested that the victim had sustained severe head injuries, leading investigators to believe that a blunt object had been used in the attack. The officers now faced the challenge of tracking down a suspect who had already disappeared into the shadows.
“This was not just a crime of passion; it was something deeper,” Wachira told reporters, his tone filled with urgency and concern. “We are actively searching for the suspect, who is believed to be from Tharaka Nithi County.”
As the investigation unfolded, details of the night before began to emerge. Witnesses recounted seeing the suspect at a local bar, drinking and socializing as if nothing was amiss. Joseph Nyaga, a close friend of Muthike, was among the last people to see her that evening. He remembered their interaction vividly, unable to shake the feeling that something was off.
"We were together last night. I even bought her a drink—Ksh 40 worth of alcohol. I never imagined she was capable of something like this," Nyaga said, still struggling to process the horrifying reality. "She was just laughing and drinking with us. Who knew she had already planned something so evil?"
Then, as if swallowed by the night itself, she vanished. Not only did she flee the crime scene, but she also took her three children with her, leaving no clues behind. How could a woman with children disappear so easily? Had she planned her escape in advance? Did she have someone helping her? These were the troubling questions lingering in the minds of investigators and locals alike.
The brutal murder sent a wave of fear rippling through Karucho, and for some, it resurfaced chilling memories of the past. It was not the first time the town had witnessed such a tragedy. In November 2022, a similar case had shaken the community when a 37-year-old woman allegedly killed her husband under mysterious circumstances. That crime had left many questions unanswered, and now, with another man dead at the hands of a woman, residents were beginning to wonder if this was becoming a disturbing pattern.
“Is this becoming a trend?” asked Ngari Phillip, a longtime resident. “We can’t keep watching men get murdered by their partners. Something needs to change.”
As suspicions grew, so did the calls for stricter regulations on who could rent homes in the town. Some residents believed that outsiders were bringing trouble to their peaceful community, and there was growing support for a system that would monitor and document every new tenant. Others, however, speculated that something far more sinister was at play—a cycle of violence that the town had failed to notice before it was too late.
The person feeling the weight of the tragedy the most was Muthike’s sister, Sarah Wanjiku. The pain of losing a loved one was devastating enough, but learning about his secret relationship with the suspect only added to her heartbreak. She had been in Kimunye Village, more than 20 kilometers away, when she received the phone call that would change her life forever.
“I was picking tea when I heard the news,” she recounted, her voice trembling. “I dropped everything and ran all the way here, but it was too late. My brother was already gone.”
As she stood outside the house where her brother had met his tragic end, she struggled to understand how someone he had trusted could have turned on him in such a brutal way. For Sarah, the betrayal cut deeper than the crime itself. The pain of losing him was now intertwined with the realization that he had been living a double life—one that ended in death.
While Muthike’s body lay in Kibugi Funeral Home awaiting a postmortem examination, the search for his killer continued. Authorities were working around the clock, piecing together evidence and tracking possible escape routes. But with the suspect having had several hours head start, the task was proving difficult. Where had she gone? Was she still in the county, or had she crossed into another region? More importantly, was she alone, or had someone helped her disappear?
As police intensified their efforts, the tension in Karucho remained high. Some residents wanted to take justice into their own hands, convinced that the law would move too slowly. Others were too afraid to get involved, fearful of what uncovering the truth might bring. But one thing was certain—the town was no longer just a small, quiet place. It had become a crime scene, a mystery waiting to be solved, and a community desperate for answers.
The only question that remained was whether justice would arrive before the past repeated itself once again.
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