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Snipper, Murdered Kenyan Social Media Blogger's Last Minutes

Snipper, Murdered Kenyan Social Media Blogger’s Last Minutes Alive Revealed

Details have emerged on the final minutes of murdered Kenyan blogger Daniel Muthiani, popularly known as Snipper. An autopsy done on the body revealed that the blogger met his death after being strangled on the neck.

According to Government pathologist Johansen Oduor who conducted the postmortem, the deceased had marks on his neck. He also exhibited signs of lacking oxygen prior to death.

This also clearly pointed to the direction of being strangled to death. The autopsy was conducted on Friday, December 22 at the Marimanti Level 4 hospital Mortuary.

Sniper also suffered fractured ribs and had several injuries on his neck. This according to the autopsy, suggest that he was strangled to death then thrown into a river.

The body was found with no signs that the blogger attempted to defend himself from his attackers. This is also an indication that he may have been subdued to a level that he could do little in self-defense.

DNA samples were collected from the body for further analysis. This is to confirm if the body believed to be that of the blogger is actually his. Apparently, the body had already decomposed despite being intact.

Family’s Appeal For Justice

The family has appealed to the relevant government agencies to bring the perpetrators of the heinous crime to face the law. They stated that the autopsy was done in a satisfactory manner.

The blogger who was active on social media, blogging on local and country politics went missing on December 02, 2023.

This is after receiving a call and leaving his house to a meeting. His concerned wife filed a report with the police after he failed to return with a frantic search mounted.

Two weeks later, the body believed to be his was discovered on December 16, 2023. With the autopsy pointing to murder, detectives are gathering and are set to swing into action to arrest suspects for questioning.

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