Nairobi: Boda Rider Robs Woman, Stabs Her To Death After Rejecting His Free Rid

• Makadara Assistant Police Commissioner Dennis Omuku said Mary Nanjala was stabbed by a boda boda rider after she allegedly refused his advances
• Nanjala was stabbed in the chest and thighs before being robbed of her mobile phone and KSh 6,000 cash
• She was in the company of her two friends when the rider offered them a lift, but they declined, prompting the boda boda operator to follow them

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Nairobi - The police are investigating the murder of a woman who was reportedly stabbed by a boda boda operator after rejecting his advances.

In the alleged gruesome murder, Mary Nanjala was stabbed in the chest and thighs before being robbed of her mobile phone and money on her way to her house in South B.

"She lost KSh 6,000 in cash, her handbag, and a mobile phone," read a police statement.

Nation reported that she succumbed to the stab wounds on arrival at the Mater Hospital, where she was rushed to seek treatment.

How did the incident happen?

Makadara Assistant Police Commissioner Dennis Omuku said the rider offered Nanjala and her two other friends a free ride, but they declined.

Upon noticing the boda boda operator following them, Nanjala's friends increased their pace.

Nanjala did not walk fast. The rider caught up with her and made further advances, but she maintained her stance.

He then pulled out a knife, stabbed her in the thigh and chest, and took her mobile phone and money before fleeing.

The incident was reported to have happened in South B, Starehe sub-county.

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