Dennis Kiprotich, 28, was remanded on March 25, a day after he was charged at the Nakuru Law Courts, but failed to raise Sh10,000 cash bail and was locked up.
Government pathologist Titus Ngulungu, who conducted the autopsy at the Nakuru Level Five Hospital mortuary, said that the brain showed massive injuries.
Dr Ngulungu further noted that the postmortem established that Kiprotich suffered multiple injuries on the elbows and the lower back.
“As a result of my examination, I have formed the opinion that the cause of death was internal bleeding due to severe head injuries caused by a blunt force trauma to the head in an extensive subcutaneous and soft tissue trauma,” the postmortem report reads in part.
The postmortem was conducted in the presence of his family, the prisons department, Directorate of Criminal Investigations officers and human rights defenders.
Kiprotich appeared in court on March 25, where he was charged but pleaded not guilty to charges of assault contrary to section 251 of the Penal Code.
Particulars of the charge sheet were that on February 28, in Nakuru City, he willfully and unlawfully assaulted and injured Mr Stanley Kibuku Njoroge.
His mother Beatrice Ngugi, who is yet to come to terms with the tragic death of his only son, revealed that Kiprotich reached out last Monday last week asking why she had been silent and proceeded to ask for Sh3,000.
Judith Chebet, sister of Denis Kiprotich,28, a Nakuru-based tout during an interview on March 27, 2025.
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Ms Ngugi said that Kiprotich went on to say that he had been arrested and that the money was to secure his release. She said she sent Sh3,500 with instructions that he uses the excess to buy food and look for somewhere to bathe.
She, however, went on with her chores, hoping that her son would reach out later with news that he had been released, but that was the last time she spoke to him as his phone went off.
The resident of Kiambu said that she received a phone call from her daughter last Thursday requesting her to prepare herself as she was needed in Nakuru without revealing the reasons for her travelling.
“When I arrived, that's when they broke the news, Kiprotich, my only son was no more. After viewing his body, I visited the prison and I was allowed to speak to some remandees who told me that he cried the whole night saying that he had been tortured at the Central police station where he was in custody since he was arrested. I just want justice for my son,” she said
The Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) representative in Nakuru David Kuria called for an independent investigation to establish what transpired at the Nakuru Central Police Station, where he was held after his arrest.
“The deceased was tortured, the postmortem showed that he had multiple injuries, there was also a blood clot on his backbone. It is painful to see a mother crying; she is a widow. The complainant should also be held accountable he said that he wanted Kiprotich to be held accountable,” he said.
