NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 30 – A woman arrested in possession of the firearm belonging to slain Wells Fargo Human Resources Manager Willis Ayieko has died from injuries sustained during a police operation.
The suspect, who was traveling with her boyfriend, was injured in a gun battle after police intercepted their vehicle on Wednesday.
She was rushed to a hospital in Yala, Siaya County, where she later succumbed to her injuries, police said.
The boyfriend managed to flee the scene.
An autopsy on Ayieko’s body, found after his abduction in Siaya on October 18, revealed that he died from head injuries.
Chief Government Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor stated that Ayieko’s death resulted from brain hemorrhaging caused by severe head trauma.
“There was bleeding to the brain. Additionally, there were bruises on the wrists from some cuffs found on him, and tissue was missing from his mouth, ear, and cheek,” Dr. Oduor said.
Ayieko’s family, Siaya Governor James Orengo, Alego Usonga legislator Sam Atandi, and Gem’s Elisha Odhiambo attended the postmortem conducted at Lee Funeral Home in Nairobi.
Dr. Oduor explained that the missing tissue on Ayieko’s body likely resulted from animal predation at the site where the body was found.
“These injuries were likely caused by water animals, such as fish and crabs. We found a dead crab on the clothes, suggesting they targeted the softer parts of the body,” he added.
The findings came just hours after detectives apprehended a prime suspect linked to Ayieko’s death.
CCTV footage had shown two men abandoning Ayieko’s Ford Ranger double-cabin pickup at a fuel station in Sabatia before casually walking away and taking a motorbike.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) identified Victor Ouma Okoth as the primary suspect.
Detectives arrested him in Dandora, Nairobi, after forensic evidence placed him at the crime scene.
A joint team from DCI’s Homicide, CRIB, and Operations units is leading the investigation.
