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| TV Personality Louis Otieno |
By Patrcia Kebirungi.
An investigation into the
death of Careen Chepchumba, former employee at Kenya power and Lighting Company
who died mysteriously four years ago, is set to commence next month. Louis
Otieno, former television personality denied any involvement in her death and is
expected to testify in the inquest. Ms Chepchumba, 26, was found
dead in her Santonia Court home, off Kirichwa Road in Kilimani, Nairobi, on
February 14, 2012. A file was opened in 2012 but inquisition into the case has delayed
proceedings as key witnesses, including the woman’s parents, failed to avail
themselves in court.
Police had
initially concluded that Ms Chepchumba had committed suicide, but postmortem by
a government pathologist conducted a few days later showed that the victim had
been strangled.
During investigations, police
interviewed over 15 witnesses, including Mr. Louis Otieno who
was questioned more than five times. His DNA was then taken to try
and match with samples collected at Ms. Chepchumba’s home and body.
On Thursday,
Chepchumba’s parents appeared before Kibera Resident Magistrate Charles Ondieki
requesting the case be dropped since there were no available leads to continue
the case.
The magistrate however
explained that the inquest was not a criminal or civil case, where one withdraws
at will anytime they deem fit. They were later requested to be patient enough to
allow further investigations to in order to determine what happened through
various testimonies of four witnesses, the security guards on duty at the time
of the incident and Mr. Louis Otieno will be presented in court.
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