BY DAVID CHIKOKO
Police in Arusha are investigating the death of a woman who was reportedly found with her hands tied and her mouth gagged at a guest house in Kaloleni for possible murder.
Arusha Regional Police Commander (RPC) Justine Masejo, confirmed in a statement that investigations were underway.
According to witnesses, the woman, believed to have been in her mid-20s, was discovered at Dolphin Lodge on the night leading to October 18, 2026. She had reportedly been in the company of a man who is yet to be identified.
Friends went to check on her after she had allegedly remained in her room for an unusually longer time. They reportedly found her with her hands tied and her mouth gagged. She was taken to Mount Meru Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead on arrival.
Witnesses also alleged that the man who had accompanied her left with her phone and an unidentified amount of cash. The cause of death and motive for the alleged killing remained unclear.
