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Published on 2024-01-25 17:13:30
Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor has disclosed that Rita Waeni Muendo was strangled and decapitated before her body parts were dumped. Dr. Oduor conducted a postmortem examination on the head collected in Kiambu, which was positively identified by the family as Rita’s. He revealed that the head had been chopped off from the neck at the level of C5 (vertebrae on the neck).
The pathologist also found bruising on the scalp, which appeared to be caused by a blunt object, and fractures of bones in the neck, suggestive of homicide. While Rita’s family identified the head by its physical features, including the forehead, hair, and teeth alignment, samples will still need to be tested at the government chemist for confirmation.
Dr. Oduor explained that scientific methods will be used to confirm if the head belonged to the victim due to its decomposition. The head and other body parts had been dumped separately, indicating an attempt to conceal evidence by the killers.
Two Nigerians, William Ovie Opia and Johnbull Asbor, have been arrested on suspicion of committing the killing. They were arraigned at the Makadara law courts, and the police are seeking to detain them for eight days to complete the probe. It was revealed that the two are unlawfully present in Kenya, with one having an expired passport and the other claiming to have lost his passport about a year ago.
Homicide detectives have taken over the case, guiding on the next postmortem date as the probe enters the second week. Rita’s body, decapitated and stuffed in a paper bag, was discovered in an apartment in Nairobi. Toxicological tests will show whether she was poisoned before her death, as it was found that she had consumed alcohol at the time of her death. The killers also clipped her nails, possibly to hide evidence.
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