Autopsy confirms student in Ebola protests died from single gunshot
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A postmortem examination has confirmed that Sylvester Muigai, a 17-year-old Form Three student, died from a single gunshot wound to the head during protests in Nanyuki on June 9. Pathologist Peter Ndegwa stated that the bullet entered above the left eye and lodged in the back of the head. Muigai lost his life during demonstrations against the proposed construction of an American-linked Ebola quarantine facility at the Laikipia Air Base. VOCAL Africa condemned the incident, with activist Brian Olang' questioning the police's role. The organization also revealed that a small-arm bullet retrieved from Muigai's skull was handed to the IPOA for investigation. Muigai's mother, Lucy Kagure, is appealing for justice and assistance, having also lost her home to a fire late last year. She alleges that police officers threatened her when she sought answers regarding her son's death.
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