A Nyeri teacher who was found dead in a concrete grave inside his house died of suffocation, an autopsy report has revealed.
Tetu Sub County Police commander Philip Mwania said the autopsy conducted at Nyeri Provincial General Hospital established that Joseph Gathogo breathed his last because of lack of oxygen.
He said the Autopsy examinations ruled out the possibility that the deceased injected poison. It was also established that he had no body injuries that could be linked to his death.
“Our investigations which have so far corresponded with the post-mortem indicate that he nailed himself inside the coffin and sealed any air from coming in or out,” Mwania told the press on Wednesday, January 18.
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He added that substances found inside the concrete like grave are under probe to establish their roles.
The teacher who went missing on December 19, 2022, was found dead in January after weeks of search.
The 45-year-old teacher had finished supervising the 2022 KCSE exams when he went missing on December 22, 2022.
The missing report was filed on the said date after his sisters and mother raised concerns.
According to the area chief, the mother and sisters reached out to him saying they had not seen him and his mobile phone was switched off.
The matter was reported to a local police station.
