A beautiful soul is no more. Grace Nduta who went missing as from January 29 was found dead in the most horrific manner.

Her friend and family were on social media asking people to post and repost the missing person details in a bid to find out where she was.

The tale ended in the most tragic of ways.

According to the police, Grace's brother, a 24-year old university student has been accused of murdering her in a ritual-like manner in Ruiru.

Police said the 22-year old girl's killer chopped her body into small parts and stuffed some in a bucket. The bucket was found at a house in Kahawa West.

The officers said the torso and limb were found in a bush at Juja Kalimoni by officers from Juja police station.

They said the victim is believed to be Grace Nduta, who was a fourth-year Engineering student at JKUAT.

Nduta was reported missing on January 29 at Githurai Kimbo police station.

Central region police chief, Larry Kiyeng, said they began searching for her brother after he fled from the house in question.

The suspect graduated last year with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

"We asked him to bring a torch for use in the search but he took off. We want to know why," a detective familiar with the probe said on Thursday.

The officers said they were yet to establish the motive for the killing.