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  • According to the DCI, the two had been involved in a heated fight before they decided to jump off.

Two lovers committed suicide on Saturday after jumping from the fifth floor of an apartment in Mtwapa’s luxury area, Kilifi County.

The two reportedly jumped off the building after having a fight. The incident left residents of the apartment in shock as many wondered what could have caused such drastic action.

According to the DCI, the two lovers whose bodies had multiple fractures jumped from one of the apartment’s bedroom’s at 3am.

“According to the apartment’s guard, he heard a loud bang in the backyard, followed by the deafening noise of a car alarm that immediately went off. The guard went round to check what was happening, only to be confronted by the sight of a man’s naked body, lying on the ground. As he pondered his next move, a second body this time belonging to a woman landed on his feet with a thud!

“Shocked at the sight of falling human beings, the guard immediately took flight engulfed in fear, towards Mtwapa police station. On arrival, the bewildered guard told detectives that there were ‘falling ghosts’ at his place of work,” DCI narrated.


Detectives at a crime scene. [Photo: Courtesy]

When detectives visited the scene, they discovered the two bodies with multiple fractures. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the woman identified as Lucy Nyokabi 23, was a tenant in the apartment and was living with the man identified only as ‘rastaman.’

According to the DCI, the two had been involved in a heated fight before they decided to jump off.

“The bedroom’s floor was flooded with blood while a glass table in the living room had been shattered,” DCI said in a statement.