Body of missing Mlolongo hairdresser, Jane Mwendefound dumped in a pit latrine
The missing hairdresser, who went missing a fortnight ago has been found murdered and her body dumped in a pit latrine in Mlolongo area, just a few kilometres from her workstation.
The decomposing body of the 29-year-old Jane Mwende Mwanzia was discovered after the suspects led the police to the scene.
The suspects who were arrested last week in connection to Mwende's disappearance had earlier misled the detectives to a Magongo forest in Wote area of Makueni County.
In a dramatic turn of events, the suspects would later change the narrative leading the police to Kiserian before revealing the actual scene where Mwende's body was discovered in Mlolongo.
Family, friends and colleagues of Mwende have been frantically and relentlessly searching for the 29-year-old since she disappeared a fortnight ago—they have been to numerous police stations, hospitals and even to morgues without success.
Jane Mwende is said to have received a phone call early on the morning of Friday, August 25th from a person posing as a client in need of her hairdressing services at their home. She left never to return.
“She received a phone call and after leaving, she has never returned to work,” recounts Winnie Munyau, a hairdresser at the salon.
“She left the salon but did not say where she heading to. She just picked her phone and left…” added Jennifer Mwende who also works at the salon.
Concerns escalated when Jane failed to report to work the following day. Her phone remained switched off.
Jane's disappearance became apparent when she failed to pick up her child from her Yatta home in Machakos after the August holiday.
Police officers at the Mlolongo Police Station are now exploring a potential connection between Jane's disappearance and a love triangle as well as her involvement in the real estate business.
It is alleged that Jane and another woman in mlolongo town, have been in a dispute involving a man who has already been questioned by the police. Interestingly, the other lady has never been seen in Mlolongo town since Jane's disappearance.
