No gunshot wounds found on body found at Kware dump, pathologist says

Authorities are still investigating the shocking discovery at the Kware dump in the Mukuru slum, where they reportedly found 13 bodies with no evidence of any gunshot wounds, either externally or internally.

Chief Government Pathologist Dr Johnathan O’Doul made the announcement on Wednesday, revealing the horrific findings.

Dr. O’Doul revealed that one of the bodies had a head injury and the other showed signs of strangulation. The bodies were in varying stages of decomposition, making identification and determining the cause of death difficult, making the recovery process difficult.

Of the nine body bags found, four contained amputated lower limbs, starting below the knee, including two right legs and two left legs, while three bodies consisted of female limbs from the waist to the knees.

“We also found a complete female body and we examined her head and found that she had head injuries.” He said.

In addition, authorities found three other bodies, including the remains of a woman from the waist to the knees.

“The upper body of the body was cut off from the waist up and we determined the cause of death was strangulation. Therefore, the total number of bodies was reduced to nine.” Dr. Oduor added.

Unable to determine cause of death

Most bodies are in varying degrees of decomposition, ranging from lightly decomposed to heavily decomposed, making it difficult to determine the cause of death in severely decomposed bodies.

“In severely decomposed bodies, it is difficult to determine the cause of death because the autopsy results show that a lot of tissue has been lost to decay.” He explained.

Dr O’Doul noted that the body had been sawn at the waist, suggesting this may have occurred post-mortem.

One of the female bodies was intact and not decomposed, and an examination revealed a head injury.

Another body consisted of only the upper torso, which was slightly decomposed, but there were clear marks on the neck, indicating strangulation. Dr. Odur mentioned that X-rays of the head and other body parts have been submitted to radiologists for analysis, which may prolong the investigation process.

Revisiting the crime scene

Meanwhile, police seized a bloodstained hammer, a pair of pliers, two kitchen knives, four pairs of women’s shoes and a sack from the home of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, the prime suspect in the murder of 42 women in Kware, Nairobi.

Detectives once again visited the home of the suspected serial killer on Wednesday, July 17. Accompanied by the suspect, detectives spent five hours at the scene Wednesday morning collecting key evidence.

The team also found a dressing mirror with fingerprints on it, a mattress, a blood-stained pillow and a red T-shirt.

According to police, Kalusha claimed that all of his victims were people he knew on the street, some of whom were selling airtime in the area, and that he targeted them, lured them to his home, raped them and then killed them.

Detectives concluded that his house was the primary crime scene. Kalusa reportedly told police that he had killed more than 20 women in 2023 alone, his highest number of murders in a single year.