An autopsy report on Saturday finally revealed the cause of death of a US-based Kenyan woman who was found dead alongside her boyfriend, a medical doctor, in Kisii town on November 27.
Previously assumed to be a double suicide, the two were found in bed holding hands at their rented apartment leaving several questions unanswered.
Following the completion of the post-mortem exam, however, the lady is reported to have died from blunt force trauma to her head indicating that she might have been murdered.
The report also unveiled that the 28-year-old had been tortured before she was eventually killed at the apartment.
Police officers and their Landcruiser at a past crime scene
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“She had been badly beaten and bruised. Her skull had been crashed and there was blood in her brain. She was badly beaten from her head to her knees,” a family spokesperson stated.
Days before the two were found dead, the woman’s family revealed that they had reported suspicious activity to the Keroka Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) of a supposed hitman following their daughter.
Despite being issued an OB number on November 23, they believe an investigation was not conducted until she disappeared mysteriously and was found dead just four days later.
The man’s cousin had sought the landlady’s help in gaining entry to his apartment after failing to reach him. It was at this point that the two were found on a mattress with their hands entwined.
Detectives from the DCI who analysed the crime scene reported it was littered with both used and unused syringes.
“No suicide note was found, however, there were assorted injection syringes, both used and unused, and medicines,” revealed an officer from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) who visited the scene.
The two were buried on Friday, December 13, in two different burial ceremonies with mourners from each end calling for speedy investigations on the matter.
The man’s family reported that their son’s girlfriend had made several attempts to take her own life in the past, supposedly not ruling out suicide.
However, her family did not agree with this premise and called for thorough investigations to ascertain whether it was a case of femicide or suicide.
Counsellors, medics, and psychologists recommend seeking help whenever you experience any mental health issue. Call the Kenya Red Cross toll-free hotline, 1199, for support.
A police vehicle at a crime scene in Embu County on Saturday, March 9, 2023
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