
The body of 32-year-old Mercy Maina Wachinga was discovered in an advanced state of decomposition inside her house in Lavington, Kenya, about a month after her death, The Kenya Times reported. According to the report, a handwritten letter she left behind contained messages to her loved ones, gratitude to her landlord, and a final wish for her family. The note indicated she allegedly took her own life, leaving her family struggling to come to terms with her death.
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