Detectives are investigating the murder of a 26-year-old woman whose body was found in her house in a village in Karatina, Nyeri County.

The body of Nancy Wanjogu was found lying in a pool of blood in her rented house at Kwamuya village, police said.

Police said the body had visible injuries at the time it was discovered on Monday.

A club with blood stains was recovered at the scene and according to police, it was established that a love triangle could be the reason for the murder.

Her brother told police he received a distress call from the deceased that her life was in danger.

He arrived at the scene and found the lifeless body of the sister lying on the floor with blood caked around it.

The body was moved to Karatina Level IV Hospital for autopsy.

A suspect has been identified and efforts to trace him are ongoing, police said.

Elsewhere, two children were Sunday morning killed in a fire incident in Mathioya, Muranga County.

The incident happened in the Kiagema sub-location in Ireki village.

Police said they responded to a scene and found a three-roomed house engulfed in flames.

With the help of the public, they managed to contain the fire.

Tragically, according to police, two children who were asleep at the time of the incident perished in the fire.

Property of unknown value was destroyed in the incident.

Police said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

The bodies were taken to Kiriaini Mission Hospital for postmortem examination.

Meanwhile, police are investigating an incident in which a 13-year-old boy died by suicide in Machakos.

The body of the boy who is a grade six pupil at Kathekaikai Primary School was found on a sisal rope inside his parents' house.

The police visited the scene and discovered that the deceased had been suffering from epilepsy.

The body was taken to Machakos Funeral Home for autopsy.

Cases of suicide are on the rise amid calls to address the trend.

In Muranga’s Maragua area, a suspect was lynched by a mob in a botched robbery incident.

One suspect was rescued in critical condition, while the other had passed away from his injuries, police said.

Also, police are investigating an incident in which a 74-year-old man died after being hit with a club by his son in a domestic feud in Menengai, Rongai, Nakuru County.

Joseph Losike, 74 who was a resident of Kapsetek Village, was at home when a disagreement with his son turned violent.

Police said the son struck him with a wooden club on the neck and fell before also hitting his younger brother.

Both injured victims were taken to Eldama Ravine Sub-County Hospital in serious condition where the father succumbed to injuries.

Police officers arrived at the scene and found the suspect being attacked by a mob and rescued him to hospital.