Police are investigating the mysterious death of a 28-year-old female nurse who was found in the toilet of a building in Embu County which hosts a therapy facility.
According to reports, the lady is said to have locked herself in the toilet before overdosing on painkillers. Her body was later discovered lying on the floor.
The lady who works at the Kiritiri Health Centre, a different health facility in Embu, was at the building seeking counselling over wrangles in her marriage.
The deceased was from Rift Valley but married to a man from Embu County who is also a medical practitioner.
Her friends who reacted to her death online, urged those in unstable marriages or relationships to seek counselling and make decisions that are in their family's best interests.
Additionally, they called upon relevant authorities to ensure couples have access to necessary guidance and counselling to avoid such untimely deaths.
Police officers ferried her body to the Embu Level 5 Hospital morgue as family and friends await the postmortem results.
Cases of suicide have been on the rise with most being attributed to depression, financial difficulties and marital struggles.
Another incident was reported on February 8, where a teacher also from Embu County died by suicide after his former lover reportedly rejected him.
The man left burial instructions for his family and demanded to be buried on Valentines.
He also wrote that his girlfriend should be the one to read the eulogy at the funeral.
In another incident reported in September 2023, a police officer from Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County died by suicide and left a note to his lover.
