COURT TOLD, MERCY KEINO WAS TOO 'INTOXICATED'

Former university student Mercy Keino had taken too much alcohol before she met her death, a Government analyst told a court yesterday.

“The blood sample from her body contained a minimum intake of eight beer bottles of half litre or 18 tots of whisky, “the analyst said at a Nairobi Court.

The analyst, Ms. Eunice Njogu told a court inquiry into the death of Ms. Keino that she carried out a chemical analysis on specimens taken from her body which revealed that she had taken too much alcohol. Ms. Njogu said the examination done on June 22, 2011 was to check whether Ms. Keino had taken any chemical poison prior to her death. No other toxic chemical was detected in the blood sample apart from the alcohol, the analyst said.

She had been given samples of Ms. Keino’s blood, contents from the kidney, liver and her stomach by the police. She found high alcohol content in the blood tested. But she added that the alcohol concentration she found in Ms. Keino’s blood could have been residual as she may have urinated, excreted or vomited.

Ms. Njogu who is an analyst of 26 years’ experience, added that if Ms. Keino was a teetotaller she must have blacked out for taking such a high amount of alcohol. Ms. Keino a former student of the University of Nairobi was last seen alive while attending a party at Wasini Luxury Apartments in Westlands Nairobi on June 17 2011. Her body was found on the wee hours of the morning along Waiyaki Way.

The Director of the Public Prosecutions, Mr. Keriako Tobiko ordered an inquest to determine the cause of death because police investigations could not unravel how she died. He body was found along Waiyaki Way on The inquest was ordered by the DPP to investigate the death of Mercy, who died under unexplained circumstances on the night of June 17, 2011 last after attending a party at Wasini Luxury Apartments in Nairobi.

A scenes of crime expert who examined a Mercedz Benz, a caller told the police it had run over Ms. Keino said the vehicle had damages showing that it had hit an object.

Chief Inspector Mwangi Gitau said the damages were concentrated on the front side of the vehicle. He concluded that the vehicle was ion motion when it hit the object. The case was adjourned to June 14. A total of 23 witnesses have testified. The prosecutor will call 33 more witnesses before closing his case.

Courtesy: Standard Digital