Police suspect foul play as probe launched into death of State counsel in DPP's office
Homicide detectives drawn from the Directorate
of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters are probing the death of a State
counsel attached to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in
Kitui County.
Kevin Gesire was found dead in his apartment
in an incident that was initially reported as a case of suicide.
However, detectives are undertaking forensic
analysis to rule out foul play in the Monday night incident.
The detectives say they suspect that Gesire was murdered and his body planted
in his house to make it look like suicide.
Sources privy to the investigations revealed
to Citizen TV that crime scene photos showed Gesire with a ligature on his neck
secured to the window grills.
He however was not suspended fully and had
his legs on the floor; there are signs that the scene was tampered with before
police were called.
The detectives also dusted his car that
appeared to have been involved in an accident seeking to establish whether he
was on board alone; the vehicle was parked outside the Spear apartment gate.
They will be seeking to interrogate friends said
to have been together with Gesire on Monday night to establish the nature of
their interaction. A woman believed to be his girlfriend is aiding with
investigations as a person of interest.
Police will also be speaking to colleagues at
the Kitui Law Courts to establish which matters he was handling and if he had
reported any threats to his life.
Document examiners have also been tasked to
probe the authenticity of an apparent suicide note found next to his body. The
note detailed a debt trap he was in and a failed romantic relationship.
Detectives are also probing the possibility
of depression following reports that he might have been stressed for missing
for missing out on his application to be appointed a magistrate.
An autopsy on his body is expected to be
conducted Friday.
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