By JULIUS MBALUTO
A Kenyan woman named Marianne Kilonzi has been murdered in London. Marianne worked for Citi Bank in London. Ms Kilonzi was the Vice-President of Trade and Working Capital Sales, Treasury and Trade Solutions at Citibank in London. She had been promoted from the Kenyan office. Her body was discovered lifeless in her flat at Woolwich, South East London on Friday.
It is believed she was beaten to death. A postmortem took place on Saturday and concluded that the 43 year-old died from blunt force trauma and head injury. Police attended the flat on Argyll Road at around 5.25 P.M on Friday after reports over concerns for the woman's wellbeing.
Manhunt for a suspect known to her continues. No arrests have been made yet but the police is co-operating with family. The investigation is led by Detective Chief inspector Suzanne Soren from Specialist Crime South was quoted saying:
"We are in contact with her family, who are being supported by specialist colleagues. I know this is a concerning time for the wider community and want to reassure the public that whilst we are in the early stages of this investigation, we believe the suspect was known to Marianne and there is no wider risk to the public"
For anyone who may have information to help with the investigation can 111 and quote reference CAD5231/17Jan or they can report anonymously by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
