Autopsy reveals Chris Msando’s painful death

An autopsy has revealed the cause of IEBC ICT Manager Chris Msando’s death.

According to the results of a post-mortem carried out on Wednesday at the Lee Funeral Home in Nairobi, Msando was strangled.

“He died from strangulation and he also had incisions on his right arm but the rest of the body was intact,” Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor, who was among pathologists who oversaw the procedure, said.

The autopsy was witnessed by two pathologists, one from the government and the other appointed by the bereaved family.

While waiting for the autopsy to be done, the family asked that Kenyans on social media should consider that they are in mourning and stop posting malicious things.

“We are appealing to them to please be responsible on social media and some of the things being posted are not true,” said Mr Peter Msando.

Chris Msando’s body had several cuts when it was found at City Mortuary by family members on Monday. Journalists who visited the facility said blood oozed from his ears and nose and that the cuts were on his hands and head. Other reports indicated there were signs his hands had been tied up.

Oscar Awiti, the IEBC acting ICT director’s first cousin, confirmed the cuts. “What has shocked us most is the fact that the body was clean and did not have any traces of blood oozing from the wounds inflicted by a sharp object,” he said.

Msando went missing on Friday and his body was found in Kikuyu, Kiambu county, on Saturday. (with reporting from Nation.co.ke)

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