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| Journalist Gatonye Gathura was found dead a month after he went missing. |
An autopsy performed on the body of murdered journalist Gatonye Gatura shows that she died from choking and trauma from a blunt object.
According to the autopsy report of pathologist Titus Ngulungu, the deceased died from suffocation with a computer cable due to lack of air in his brain.
An autopsy was performed on the deceased's body Monday at the Naivasha Subcounty Hospital Morgue.
The pathologist said the cable was attached to the journalist's neck and therefore was not delivering oxygen.
Speaking to reporters after finishing the exercise, Ngulungu said the deceased was also injured by a blunt object on the back of his head.
"There was a struggle that saw the deceased hit the back of the head with a blunt object while the killers used the wire to kill him," he said.
The pathologist also said it was unclear how the deceased's body remained in the bushes for days without the public knowing.
The deceased's body was found on October 26, near the Kihoto estate on the Naivasha-Mai Mahiu road, with a wire wrapped around his neck.
When his body was found, he was kept in the morgue as an unidentified man, as he did not have any identification documents.
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Before his death, the journalist contributed to The Standard and also ran a Rocket Science website. He previously worked for the Nation newspaper.
The journalist will be buried on Thursday at his family's home in Limuru, Tigoni.
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