A night of celebration for three nursing students in Makindu, Makueni County, ended in tragedy after one of them was fatally stabbed during a domestic altercation on Sunday November 2, 2025 in the morning.
The three, all second-year nursing students at Goshen Medical College in Thika had just completed their clinical attachment at Makindu Sub-County Hospital and decided to mark the milestone with a night out.
“We had gone out to celebrate our last day of attachment,” said Mary Wanjiku, one of the students. She told reporters she left her colleagues to retire home, only to wake up to horrific news.
“In the morning, I learned that my classmate, Gloria, had been stabbed to death. She was a close friend,” she said.
Violent turn after night out
Investigators say trouble began shortly after the trio returned to their rented house in Makindu Township.
A dispute reportedly erupted over attempts to lock the victim out of the room, a quarrel that quickly escalated.
Neighbors were jolted awake by screams as the confrontation intensified. A boda boda rider who ferried the students from a popular local club has been questioned by detectives, along with a neighbor who recorded the scuffle on a mobile phone.
The amateur video seen by TV47 Digital captures one of the students crawling out of the house, bleeding heavily and crying for help. She collapsed moments later and attempts by neighbors to save her life proved unsuccessful.
Doctors at Makindu Sub-County Hospital confirmed she died from a stab wound to the neck.
Suspect in hospital, under guard
Makindu Sub-County Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Emmanuel Laiposha said the main suspect, also a nursing student, is currently being treated for knife injuries under police guard.
“She is in a stable condition and will be handed over to the police once she is cleared medically,” Dr. Laiposha said.
Police have arrested the third student, identified as Sharon Muteti, for questioning as they piece together the sequence of events that led to the fatal stabbing.
Ongoing investigations
Detectives believe alcohol may have played a role in the altercation. They are reviewing the video evidence and waiting to record formal statements from more witnesses.
Authorities are expected to prefer murder charges to the suspects pending completion of investigations.
