Autopsy Report On Two Children Beheaded By Father In Kisii

A postmortem report has indicated that the two girls who were killed by their father in Kisii County suffered head and neck injuries as a result of sharp force trauma.

This was confirmed by a pathologist Dr Naomi Ariaga, on Saturday, January 14.

“As a result of my examination I formed the opinion that the cause of death was head and neck injury due to sharp force trauma,” said Dr Ariaga.

The suspect, 35-year-old Nelson Momanyi Ontita, was deemed mentally fit to face trial after an investigating officer revealed on Thursday, January 12 that a psychiatrist report revealed that Ontita is fit to stand trial after he underwent mental assessment tests on Wednesday, January 11.

Prosecution Council Ian Mukusi on his application told the court to grant them 14 days to complete investigations following the affidavit sworn in by the investigation officer handling this case.

"We are praying with this court to give the investigation officers 14 days to detain the suspect as they complete the investigations," said the court prosecutor.

The investigating officers recorded statements from the witnesses who are also family members, including Ontita's parents.

They stated that they took exhibits to a government chemist in Kisumu for analysis including a machete (panga), a pair of trousers and a pair of sandals which had blood stains.

They also extracted nails from the deceased children to match their DNA with that of Ontita before linking him directly to the murder.

"We are also conducting an autopsy either today or tomorrow," said an investigation officer, who added that they will close the miscellaneous file upon Approval from the Office Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) and charge Ontita with murder.

He will be arraigned in court on Monday, January 23 for a hearing. On his mitigation, Ontita agreed to be detained in police custody, which the Magistrate eventually ordered.

The burial of the two deceased daughters is set for Monday, January 16 at their rural home Kiobegi Village in Nyamache Sub County.

A police station in Kisii County. /WHATSAPP