Postmortem Reveals What Killed Somali-American Businessman Bashir

A postmortem revealed that Somali businessman Mohammed Bashir was strangled to death.

The autopsy conducted on Monday at the Umash Mortuary showed that Bashir's body had signs of torture, including multiple injuries on the head suspected to be from a blunt.

Additionally, the pathologist found that his body of the businessman who went missing on Thursday, May 13 had burn wounds.

His body was found at Kerugoya Level 5 Hospital mortuary after it was retrieved from River Nyamindi last Sunday, May 16, where it had been dumped by unidentified people.

The family requested privacy as they mourn the departed, adding that they’ll not rest until justice is served.

"It is with heavy hearts that the family of Bashir Mohamed Mohamud informs you that the body of Bashir was found earlier today at Kerugoya Level 5 Hospital.

"As the family processes this tragic news and plan for his burial, they request that they be accorded privacy,” a statement from the family lawyer Charles Madowo read in part.

Police explained why it took time to identify the body stating that his face was disfigured. They took fingerprint for identification and that is when it was ascertained that the victim was Bashir.

“We were informed that there was a body at River Nyamindi’s bed, that is Sunday last week (16/05/2021), we visited the scene where we collected the body and booked it at the Kerugoya morgue," Kirinyaga county criminal investigating officer (CCIO) Kiplagat Korir told KTN.

"Since it was naked and did not have any documents for identification, we took the fingerprints for identification. The details came late last night (Saturday 22/05/2021), showing that it was Bashir’s,” he added.