High Court advocate found murdered in Athi River
Detectives are investigating the murder of a 30-year-old advocate of the High Court whose body was found outside a residential estate in Athi River
Detectives are investigating the murder of a 30-year-old advocate of the High Court whose body was found outside a residential estate in Athi River, Machakos County.
The incident was reported on Sunday, July 5, 2026, after a security officer on duty noticed an unresponsive man lying outside the estate, police said.
The motive of the murder is yet to be known.
Police officers from Athi River Police Station, accompanied by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) personnel, visited the scene.
Investigators identified the deceased as Edward Kariuki Muthee, a 30-year-old advocate and proprietor of Edward Kariuki Law Firm located along Kiambu Road.
Police said he was a resident of Strawberry Estate.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Muthee left his home at around noon on Saturday to attend to personal errands but never returned, police who visited the scene said.
His body was later discovered outside the estate.
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The deceased had a visible cut above his right eye and a deep wound at the back of his head, which police suspect was inflicted using a sharp object.
Crime scene investigators documented and processed the scene before the body was moved to Shalom Community Hospital Mortuary, where it will undergo a post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Police have launched investigations to determine the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify those responsible, if any.
No arrest had been made by Monday, even as police rushed to investigate the possible murder.
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