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Jul 29, 2010 |
| A Kenyan woman who lived with her auntie in Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA was found dead in a bathtub on Thursday evening.
A Sandy Springs Police spokesman confirmed to The Standard that Joanne Muthoni, 20, died of profuse bleeding following a gunshot that shuttered her skull.
But the local Police Department was tight lipped on the circumstances surrounding the death. Detective Bryan Kim, who is investigating the matter, promised to issue a comprehensive statement later.
But Speaking to The Standard, the aunt to the deceased, Jane Wangui Fisher, said that on Thursday evening, she and her husband found the niece lying dead in a pool of blood in the bathroom.
"We had travelled leaving Joanne behind in our house. But we were shocked to find her body in the bathroom", said a visibly shaken Wangui.
Asked whether she saw the murder weapon, Wangui said she was so scared upon seeing her dead niece that she did not pay attention to details.
"I was screaming as I called the police." She however confirmed that the police had found the gun suspected to have killed Muthoni.
The deceased was a graduate of Gwinnett High School and, according to her auntie, was planning to attend Atlanta Art Institute.
Reports of Kenyans in the Diaspora dying under mysterious circumstances have been on the rise in the recent past. This year alone, tens of young Kenyans living in the US have committed suicide.
Source: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke |
