Police have arrested a woman alleged to have been involved in the murder of her 23-year-old ex-lover in Juja, Kiambu County.

The suspect is reported to have stabbed her ex-lover seven times at Mastore Estate in Juja before fleeing to evade arrest.

The body of the deceased was discovered on Monday, January 20, with multiple stab wounds.

Officers who responded to the scene and collected the body launched investigations, leading to the arrest of the suspect, a Ugandan national and former partner of the deceased.