Nyeri: Missing 19-Year-Old Girl Found Dead, Body Dumped In Napier Grass Plantation

• Peris Nyaguthii, a student at the Tetu Vocational College, went missing on Sunday, September 3, the evening before her body was discovered
• Witnesses at the scene claimed the young girl was allegedly ambushed on her way to the shop before she was sexually assaulted and then killed
• Tense residents asked the police to beef up security in the area, adding that they were afraid of getting out of their houses

Nyeri - Residents of Kamahoru village in the Wandumbi area are reeling in shock following the tragic death of a 19-year-old college student.

Peris Nyaguthii, a student at the Tetu Vocational College, was found dead in a napier grass plantation barely 800 metres from their home.

The teenager reportedly went missing on Sunday, September 3, evening before her lifeless body was discovered on Monday, September 4 morning.

Moses Njuki, a resident at the scene, claimed that the first-year student was waylaid before being ambushed on her way to the shop.

He claimed that Nyaguthii might have been sexually assaulted before her body was dumped a distance from their homestead.

"Today, we received some shocking news about a young girl who was ambushed on her way from the shop. It is alleged that she was raped and then her body dragged in the nearby napier grass plantation," he told Citizen TV.

Nyaguthii last seen walking home

James Karuo, another resident, described the young girl as soft-spoken and rarely got on the wrong side of most locals.

Karuo narrated that he still has the image in his mind of when he met the girl walking home in the company of her mother, only to be told that she was found dead.

"As neighbours, we are very upset because that girl is not mean to anyone; she had just entered college. Even I saw her yesterday in the afternoon when she was going to the shops, and we bumped into each other. But her mother was there too, and I greeted her and greeted the girl. Then, when I heard about the incident in the morning, I was very surprised because that's the image I had of her when we met," he stated.

The locals have urged the police to step up their patrols even as they commence investigations into the incident.

The police took Nyaguthii's body to the Nyeri County Referral Hospital's morgue.

Maasai Mara University student found dead

Earlier, the body of a 20-year-old female Maasai Mara University student was discovered lying in a bush just a few metres from the institution.

The deceased, Adah Nyambura Ameru, was reported missing on Sunday, April 30, by her 23-year-old boyfriend, Brian Kimutai.

Narok County Police Commander John Kizito said Nyambura went missing after leaving the Elevate Nightclub, a popular nightspot in Narok town.