Autopsy:Journalist was hit at the back of the head & strangled

BY OLIVIA MUNGWANA

Post-mortem conducted on the body of veteran journalist Gatonye Gathura shows he died after a blow to the back of the head and strangulation.

The journalist, whose body was found dumped along the Naivasha-Mai Mahiu road last month, died of lack of air to his brain, which was caused by strangulation us ing a laptop wire.

This emerged when Government Pathologist Dr Titus Ngulungu conducted the autopsy at the Naivasha Sub-County Hospital mortuary.

His nephew, Dr Lawrence Nderu, said his uncle will be laid to rest at the family’s home in Limuru, Kiambu county on Thursday.