Autopsy Reveals Struggle Before Murder Of Kiambu Politician's Husband

An autopsy conducted on murdered Kiambu businessman George Mwangi revealed that he died of blunt-force trauma to the head.

The exercise was conducted by government pathologist Johansen Oduor on Friday, October 21 and revealed that Mwangi, whose wife is Kiambu 2022 woman representative candidate Gladys Chania, was severely hit on the head by a blunt object.

Family members who were present during the exercise added that from the injuries on his body, Mwangi died in a cruel manner.

The deceased was also found to have had injuries on his fingers, meaning that he may have fought for his life before he was killed. It was the fingers on his left hand which were the most affected.

Family members expressed belief that the post-mortem results will help officers to expedite investigations into the case.

Mwangi's family is yet to decide on a burial date as two parties are contesting burial rights. Meanwhile, Chania remains in custody as a prime suspect in the murder case.

The deceased's mother, Priscilla Wanjiru revealed to the media that she had received a call from Chania, who unsuccessfully vied for the Kiambu Woman Representative seat in the August 9 general elections, informing her that her son had gone missing.

"The wife called me to inform me that he was missing. I urged her to file a report at the police station for officers to take action," she stated on Sunday, October 16.

The mother added that Chania had called her back hours later revealing that her son's body was found in Kieni forest.

"Nine hours later, the wife called back and informed them that the deceased had been found at Kieni forest. She had been called to identify the body," she added.

Wanjiru added that she was surprised when the wife became the prime suspect in the murder and was detained by police, noting that the couple did not seem to argue with each other on several occasions.

She noted that she was last with her son two days prior to going missing at a family function where they were celebrating a birthday party of his grandparents, noting that he did not show any signs of suspicious behaviour nor any signs of fear.