Detectives are piecing together a timeline of her last moments using video surveillance as they continue to track down the main suspect in her murder.
According to Mbitu’s family, their daughter was trying to end her alleged relationship with the 40-year-old man who is believed to have killed her.
“The entire family, everybody is down, I’m not myself right now…This is heartbreaking,” Mbitu' mother told Boston 25 News.
The mother added that police searched Mbitu’s room looking for clues.
The late Mbitu worked at BAMSI based in Brockton and the organization has mourned her with a message that says;
"She was warm, caring, and loved by everyone she worked with, both staff and the people she cared for in our group homes," BAMSI said.
"As an agency, we are in mourning over the loss of such an amazing young woman."
The late Mbitu’s friend said; "It's just very, very, unfortunate that somebody would choose to do what they have done,"
"It's definitely such a great loss to the parents, to her relatives, and to the community at large and I would say to the nation."
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