A 19 year old Thika student stubbed to death by a 'Disowned Lover'
Thika student by the name Celestine Muthengei succumbed to her injuries on arrival at Thika Level 5 Hospital after sustaining deep stabs in the chest, back, head and limbs.
Otieno Cynthia 
Celestine Muthengei, a second-year Community Development student at Thika, was allegedly attacked in her hostel room at around 8 pm on Monday. The abandoned lover, the killer, fled and is still at large.
The police reported that she sustained deep stabs in the chest, back, head and limbs; it's a result of the injuries that she died on arrival at Thika hospital.
Her roommates described her as a humble, blissful, and kind girl who focused only on her studies.
The roommate who spoke in a condition of anonymity for fear of being attacked as well reported that he entered their room immediately after their supper.
“He entered the room and calmly asked where Celestine was. He was so polite and no one could suspect that he had an ill motive. We thought he was a classmate and was probably looking for notes,” one of the roommates stated.
She continued, "Celestine was seated at the edge of one of the beds near the door charging her phone. She seemed not to recognize the man, as he had a cap and a facemask; she stood and introduced herself as the one he was looking for. The man told her ‘ulidhani sitakupata. Unani-cheat (you thought I wouldn’t find you. You are cheating on me)', drew a knife from his coat pocket and started stabbing her senselessly.”
On noticing that things had turned for the worse, the other four girls in the room started screaming and calling for help, but no one responded to their distress calls as the man had already locked the door from inside.
“We feared he would turn to us and harm us too. He was unmoved by our screams. When he noticed that Celestine was bleeding profusely, he opened the door and vanished into the dark,” the roommate said.
“We know Muthengei’s boyfriend and he is not the one who attacked her. We have never seen the man and we don’t know who he is.”
Another roommate said they took Muthengei from where she was lying in a pool of blood and rushed her to Thika Level 5 Hospital where she died upon arrival. They later reported to the Thika police station.
The roommates are now demanding justice for their roommate, appealing to the police officer to spread up the investigation and apprehend the attacker.
