18-Year-Old Boy, His Girlfriend Found Dead in Nairobi Home

An image of a team of police officers arriving at a crime scene on December 8, 2021.
An image of a team of police officers arriving at a crime scene in Nairobi on December 8, 2021.
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An 18-year-old man and his girlfriend were on Monday, November 8, found dead, in their Umoja estate, Nairobi home.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the bodies of the duo had multiple stab wounds and their hands had been fastened from behind.

The search for the two began after the man's grandfather tried contacting them but their mobile phones were switched off for days.

Undated image of detectives at a crime scene in Nairobi, Kenya
Undated image of detectives at a crime scene in Nairobi, Kenya
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The man's guardian from Seychelles had also tried to reach him but to no avail.

Triggered, the man's grandfather showed up at his house, only to be met with a foul smell and the door locked from inside.

"Amid despondency and prayer that the worst had not happened to his grandson, the grandfather alerted Buruburu police, who arrived immediately and gained entry," reads a statement from DCI in part.

Detectives reported that there were signs of a struggle in the living room and bloody spatters all over the floor.

"As police tip-toed across the rooms cautious enough not to disturb the scene, just by the toilet lay the lifeless body of a young woman soaked in blood," read the DCI statement in part.

"A peep at the bedroom sighted a second body of the grandson, sprawled at the floor."

Some of the household items including a 43" TV set, two laptops, a music system and the victims' mobile phones, were missing from the house.

Detectives processed the scene for crucial leads and secured the exhibits.

They have since launched investigations into the matter in a bid to unearth the mystery behind the killing and bring the perpetrator(s) to book.

An undated image of a police vehicle at a scene of a crime
A police vehicle pictured at a scene of a crime
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