The runner, Damaris Mouti MoutuaThe Bahraini-born Kenyan was found dead in a town in the West African country, with her Ethiopian friend, also a runner, being a prime suspect in her murder, police said.
Her murder came seven months after the murder of another Kenyan athlete, Olympian Agnes Tirop, who was found stabbed at her home in the same city in October.
The body of the 28-year-old, who has dual citizenship (Kenya-Bahrain), was found decomposed in a house in Etten, city police chief Tom Macori told Reuters, revealing that her Ethiopian friend is a key suspect.
Etten, where both murders took place, has a popular training base for long-distance runners. The two killings brought to light the violence against women in the East African country.
Police are searching for her boyfriend, Eskinder Hailemarian Foley, who allegedly confessed to the murder. He was training at the same facility and has since fled Kenya, according to police.
«The suspect called a friend and informed him that he had killed his girlfriend … “, Said Macori.
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