Horror in Kenya 8 mutilated bodies found on garbage dump

A gruesome discovery of several women's bodies at a garbage dump has shocked the Kenyan public. The police are investigating in all directions - and are facing suspicion.

DPA

14.07.2024, 12:40

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Following the discovery of six mutilated women's bodies in a former quarry in Nairobi used as a garbage dump, the police have discovered five more sacks containing body parts. The criminal investigation department announced on Platform X that forensic experts will begin autopsies on Monday. They are investigating in all directions, including whether the crimes could be the work of a serial killer or the murders of a religious cult.

At the same time, representatives of civil society organizations have been invited to attend the post-mortem in order to ensure the greatest possible transparency. Several human rights organizations had previously called for independent observers to be allowed to attend the autopsies.

Distrust of the police

A large crowd had gathered when the sacks containing the mortal remains were recovered. Police officers fired several shots into the air to disperse the crowd. Two water cannons were also deployed.

Distrust is high, especially as people are still missing following the protests against government policy in the East African country in recent weeks. Numerous activists have been victims of kidnappings - presumably by police officers. In addition, there have been repeated accusations of arbitrary killings by criminals in the past.

Rising number of brutal murders of women

At the beginning of the year, there were nationwide protests against femicides in Kenya due to the increasing number of brutal murders of women. Since then, there have been further cases of women being murdered by partners or strangers.