Police are investigating the murder of an unknown woman whose body was found dumped on Thika Road near Ruiru with a chilling message scribbled on her thighs and other parts.

Juja Sub-County DCI officer Richard Mwaura said detectives are in the process of identifying the body as they embark on unravelling the motive of the murder.

A police report indicated that members of the public found the body in a briefcase, which had been dumped near the service lane on the perimeter wall of the Recce Company camp at Toll station area in Juja sub-county.

The body of the woman said to be in her early 20s had been stashed in a nylon sack and put in a black suitcase with hands tied at the back and both legs also tied with ropes.