An autopsy conducted on Tuesday has revealed that Albert Ojwang, who died while in custody at Central Police Station in Nairobi, sustained multiple injuries across his body and did not strike his head against a wall, as previously claimed.
The post-mortem findings contradict the earlier police report, intensifying public scrutiny as Kenyans continue to demand accountability from the authorities.
Speaking to the media from City Mortuary on Tuesday, Government Pathologist Bernard Midia dismissed the police’s initial claims, which had suggested Ojwang hit his head against a wall.
“Upon examining the pattern of injuries, particularly the trauma to the head, it became clear that an impact against a blunt surface like a wall would follow a distinct pattern,” Midia explained.
Following the autopsy on Tuesday, Midia elaborated that if someone were to hit their head against a wall, bleeding would primarily occur at the front of the head.
“However, the injuries observed on the scalp—including the face, sides, and back of the head—were spaced apart, indicating a different cause,” he stated.
The pathologist, who conducted the procedure alongside the family’s representative, Mutuma Zambezi, dismissed the possibility that Ojwang inflicted the injuries upon himself.
“There were multiple soft tissue injuries distributed across the body, affecting the head, neck, upper limbs, torso, and lower limbs. These injuries were externally inflicted,” Midia emphasized.
He further explained: “Given the extent and distribution of injuries, including those on the upper limbs and torso, it is highly unlikely that they were self-inflicted.”
The post-mortem findings directly contradict the police report released on Sunday, which had suggested that Ojwang struck his head against the wall of a cell at Central Police Station.
Ojwang died on June 7, 2025, allegedly an hour after being taken into custody at Central Police Station.
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