{"id":31119,"date":"2016-12-16T02:47:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T02:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kenya-family-lives-with-body-of-kin-for-two-years\/"},"modified":"2016-12-16T02:47:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T02:47:19","slug":"kenya-family-lives-with-body-of-kin-for-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kenya-family-lives-with-body-of-kin-for-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya:Family lives with body of kin for two years in attic of city house"},"content":{"rendered":"

{A family in Nyayo Estate, Embakasi, Nairobi, has lived with the body of their son in the attic of their maisonette\u2019s for 28 months.}<\/p>\n

It was only on Wednesday evening when a visiting cousin of the deceased stumbled on the skeleton when he went up to the attic to check on a water tank.<\/p>\n

Now police have launched investigations into the mysterious death.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday evening the family of Lucy Kina Munyi reported that they had found the skeleton of their son, who went missing 28 months ago.<\/p>\n

{{DISAPPEARED IN 2014}}<\/p>\n

Peter Njagi Munyi, who was 22 then, went missing in August 2014.<\/p>\n

Police on Thursday sought to know how the family managed to live with the stench.<\/p>\n

Officers said that even after interrogating the family it was still not clear how the body remained in the attic undetected despite evidence that the trapdoor was opened frequently.<\/p>\n

Even a neighbour who shares the same roof had not reported any foul smell.<\/p>\n

Ms Munyi\u2019s visiting nephew, Nicassio Mbogo, went to the attic to check the water tank and found the body.<\/p>\n

{{NO FOLLOW-UP}}<\/p>\n

Mr Mbogo said in a statement to the police that he first saw a pair of shoes about four metres from the trapdoor. On taking a closer look, he saw a human skeleton on a mattress.<\/p>\n

Next to the remains was a bag containing the clothes the family said belonged to Mr Munyi.<\/p>\n

The square-metre trapdoor appeared to have been opened regularly, according to detectives.<\/p>\n

The family owns the three-bedroom maisonette, number 208.<\/p>\n

The family said they could positively identify the body by the clothes and the shoes.<\/p>\n

{{EFFORTS TO TRACE SON}}<\/p>\n

Ms Munyi said that she reported to the Embakasi Police Station on August 2014 that her son was missing but could not remember the exact date.<\/p>\n

By Thursday evening police had not confirmed whether the disappearance was actually reported.<\/p>\n

It could not be established whether the family made any efforts to find their missing kin.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mother said they reported at Embakasi in August 2014. She, however, did not make a follow-up,\u201d an investigator said.<\/p>\n

The remains were photographed and taken to the Chiromo Mortuary to establish the cause of death.<\/p>\n

The mattress, the clothes, the pair of shoes and other samples were taken as exhibits.<\/p>\n

{{PROBE TO START}}<\/p>\n

A post-mortem examination was conducted on Thursday by the government pathologist, but the results were not released.<\/p>\n

The nephew who discovered the body, Mr Mbogo, had been grilled by the police.<\/p>\n

Police also took a statement from Lawrence Njeru, Mr Munyi’s brother.<\/p>\n

He was in the house when the body was found.<\/p>\n

A security guard on duty on Wednesday evening said she only saw a police vehicle parked near the gate.<\/p>\n

The estate chairman, blogger Robert Alai, said the matter was never brought to their attention.<\/p>\n

Mr Alai said the family reported the macabre find to the police and the remains were taken away without any of the neighbours noticing.<\/p>\n

Ms Munyi, the owner of Kina Wear Stores, was one of the main suppliers of Uchumi Supermarkets.<\/p>\n

Nairobi County police commander Japheth Koome on Thursday said an inquest file had been opened.<\/p>\n

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