Former District Commissioner’s wife raped and murdered in Eldoret

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Police on Tuesday found a partly decomposing body of a woman in her house in Kiplombe Estate, Eldoret town.

The body was identified as that of Loice Yatich, an ex wife to former Kakamega District Commissioner Paul Yatich.

According to Eldoret West OCPD Zachary Bitok, the victim could have been raped before being murdered.

“We suspect she was murdered last Saturday. The body had serious cuts on the shoulder. We also suspect she was raped during the attack,” Bitok said.

The deceased worked with the TSC as a curriculum support development officer in Uasin Gishu county. A farmhand who is missing is being treated as the key suspect in the heinous murder.

Paul Yatich

The woman’s car, which had also been missing, was found abandoned in Kabiyet, Nandi county.

The former DC had separated with his wife and currently lives at Pioneer estate in Eldoret.

The police boss said: “Yatich accompanied us to Loice’s house where we found the decomposing body after breaking in through a window.”

The DCI took over the investigations with a view to arresting the killer(s) and to establish the motive of the murder.

Neighbors said the missing employee was sighted at the home, which is situated near the Eldoret Airstrip, on Monday. Detectives dusted the scene before police collected the body.

For his part, Yatich said they were still in touch despite separating. The couple has several children.

“I reported to the police after vain attempts to reach her on the phone,” he said. Police said they are yet to establish if any items or money was stolen from the house.

The new murder case,adds to the rising cases involving women being killed in the country. Detectives are already dealing with the murder of Monica Kimani and Sharon Otieno.

Last week, during the burial of veteran Benga musician Joseph Kamaru, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga asked for violence against women to end.

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