The body of a woman discovered in her boyfriend’s house in Likoni, Mombasa, has been identified as 21-year-old Fedelis Chepchumba.
According to her family, Chepchumba moved to Mombasa from Kuresoi in Nakuru County in December last year after a friend helped her secure a job at a local supermarket.
Her body was found on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in the Mtaa wa Maka area,three days after she was reported missing from work.
Neighbors said Chepchumba had been living with her boyfriend, identified as Austine Safu, for about eight months.
Safu, who reportedly worked at a bakery in Mombasa town, is alleged to have fled the scene following the incident.
Police officers who responded to the scene found the house locked from the outside and were forced to break in.
Inside, they discovered Chepchumba’s body lying on a bed with visible injuries to her face and neck.
The body was taken to Coast General Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination and further investigations.
According to her elder brother, Isaac Kipkoech Lang’at, the postmortem revealed that Chepchumba died as a result of manual strangulation.
Her family is now calling for swift justice as investigations continue.
Chepchumba was a graduate of Sereini College in Nakuru, where she studied hospitality.
