June Jerop who is a student from Kenyatta University, pursuing a master’s degree, was found dead on Monday, March 20, few hours after leaving for a date with a lover known to herself.
Jerop is reported to have been found dumped along the road in Nairobi,after which police took her body to the mortuary.
According to family and friends, Jerop’s phone went off when she left the institution to hook up with the lover at 5pm.
After several attempts to call her at work and school, her family filed a missing person report at the local police station.
“Her friends told us she informed them that she was going to meet a male friend, but did not disclose much more about it,” Jerop’s sister said.
According to the police, her body was found swollen and blood-stained along the road.
The family however shared with media that they suspected she was murdered.
“We suspect she was killed on Sunday, and her body dumped on the roadside on Monday morning,” the deceased’s sister said.
The family demanded for justice as they awaited autopsy. Police however began investigations.