Identity of mystery lady in Juja dam tragedy identified as 22-year-old Fridah Warau Kamuyu
The identity of the mysterious youthful lady who drowned alongside a man after the car they were in plunged into a dam at Titanic area in Juja, Kiambu County has finally been identified by her family.
She was positively identified by her family members as 22-year-old Fridah Warau Kamuyu from Mathioya, Murang’a County.
She had been booked as an unknown female adult since January 18 at the Nairobi City Mortuary when the incident occurred.
Her body had been tagged as unclaimed.
Until yesterday, exactly eight days since the tragic incident, the devastated family positively identified their kin.
An autopsy conducted on her body showed that she died as a result of drowning had bruises on her left arm.
Her male friend was immediately identified after the lifeless bodies were retrieved as Tirus Maina Gikonyo, a businessman aged 39 years.
The vehicle, a Black Nissan X-Trail was also retrieved. The seats had been bent backwards.
On the fateful day, the two are reported to have been together inside the vehicle belonging to Titus which they had packed at the edge of the dam which is a popular hangout spot for revelers. The vehicle would however plunge into the dam at around 7pm under unclear circumstances.
The woman, who was the first to be retrieved from the dam, could not be immediately identified since she had no identification documents in her possession.
The man was identified by his family soon after the vehicle was retrieved from the water and images that clearly showed the car’s registration number were shared in the media.
Prior to the identification of the deceased woman, the man’s wife, Margaret Maina, had appealed to members of the public to help her trace the family of the lady who died alongside her husband in order to have closure.
“We have not been able to identify the family of the young lady who drowned together with my husband in Juja on Tuesday because when she was retrieved from the dam, she had no identification documents. I have no problem getting to know who her family is or who can help us get to know them so that they can also have closure.” Maina’s wife had lamented.
The deceased businessman is set to be laid to rest on today.
Police have launched multi-pronged investigations to establish the circumstances under which the car plunged into the river leading to the death of the two including a possible suicide pact.
