Murdered lawyer and two others were hit and strangulated - autopsy

The late Willy Kimani, an advocate. He was allegedly killed by police officers. PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Mr Kimani, according to the Chief Government Pathologist, was hit on the back of his head several times and sustained a fractured skull.
  • The taxi driver Joseph Muiruri was found to have been strangled and also had injuries on the head believed to have been caused by a blunt object.
  • The client, Josphat Mwenda, suffered the most injuries.

Lawyer Willie Kimani, his client and taxi driver who were all found murdered last Friday were hit by blunt objects and strangulated, a post-mortem report shows.

Mr Kimani, according to the Chief Government Pathologist, was hit on the back of his head several times and sustained a fracture of the skull.

The taxi driver Joseph Muiruri was found to have been strangled and also had injuries on the head believed to have been caused by a blunt object.

The client, Mr Josphat Mwenda, who detectives from the Homicide Department at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters believe was the main target, suffered the most injuries.

He had injuries on the head, neck and chest. His skull was fractured and blood was found in his chest cavity.

Dr Oduor said that the CT scan did not reveal other injuries.