Shantel Nzembi, a Grade Two pupil who was murdered in Kitengela died from suffocation, a postmortem report indicates.
Government chief pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor in his report said the eight-year-old died from suffocation.
He conducted the postmortem at the Shalom Community Hospital in Athi River on Friday.
The pathologist noted that Nzembi’s nose and mouth had been blocked. This suffocated her and lead to her death.
More samples were taken to the Government Chemist for analysis and also to determine if the young girl was defiled as it had earlier been reported.
Nzembi’s mother Christine Ngina said her daughter disappeared last Saturday. She went out to play never to be seen again.
Moments later, Ngina received a call from a woman demanding ransom.
“I received so many calls. They called me first on Saturday, and they kept asking if I had managed to get the money. They could not wait any longer, just a day only,” she said.
The main suspect in the case Nativity Mutindi was arrested in Athi River on Friday. She had been hiding since the incident.
Two other suspects Livingstone Makacha Otengi and Francis Mbuthia Mikuhu are already in police custody.
The Kajiado Law Courts gave the police 10 days to conclude investigations and present them before the court.
