Murang'a: Kin of Woman Found Dead with Baby in River Shares Painful Cause of Death at Sombre Burial
- Virginia Njeri's burial was full of sadness, and that has been the general feeling ever since she went missing and was found in a river in Gatundu
- Her family was inconsolable when they went to pick up her body at the mortuary for burial, and several of them broke down
- The cause of death of the young woman and her child has finally been revealed, and it has caused even more grief
Murang'a, Kenya: It has emerged that Virginia Njeri, the woman who was found dead in a river with her child, died because of self-harm.
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Njeri went missing from her home, and people started looking for her, with many relatives and friends from both sides denying any knowledge of where she had vanished.
The desperate search extended online, where people looked for the woman, and sadly, it ended when the bodies were found in a Gatundu river.
Speaking during her burial in Murang'a County, Kiambu woman rep Anne Wamuratha said there were a lot of stories on social media that were not true.
"We wish to state that Njeri and her baby died by drowning. We have painfully accepted that she died. We agree with the pathologist's findings that Njeri died by self-harm due to depression," said Wamuratha.
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Why did Njeri leave Nakuru?
"Her father knew that she was going through depression. I went to General Kago Mortuary and I saw her. She was not killed; she drowned," added Wamuratha.
Njeri was a married mother of one, and she ran to her uncle's place in Githurai after her marriage hit the rocks. It emerged that the last time the woman was seen, she was with an in-law, and they were going to try and solve issues with her husband.
When her eulogy was read, the name of her husband or the fact that she was married were not mentioned. The young man did not attend her post-mortem, nor did his family members.
Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Psychologist Francis Kinyua, who works at the Red Cross, said that the initial photos said that the initial photos had a lot of sadness.
"People are going through a lot, it is always good to seek help, and they can talk to me," he said.
"These are lives gone too soon, those whpo remain also need help to cope," he added.
How did Kenyans react to Njeri's death?
Crosephy Binti Penny:
"I'm just reading the comments just inspiring comments than to say rip🙏May God's mercy and comfort comes upon the grieving family in Jesus name, Amen."
Loise Kim:
"Sorry to the family. Peace be with them 😥😥."
Joseph Gakuru:
"So sad ......and painful..my heartfelt condolences."
Elizah Kuria:
"May God be with the family.peace beyond human understanding."
Annita James:
"My condolences to the family of the deceased remember nothing comes behind our God😭😭😭peace beyond our understanding😉😉."
Elizah Kuria:
"May God be with the family.peace beyond human understanding."
Mum, siblings breakdown at mortuary
In another story, the parents and siblings of Njeri were in so much pain while they were viewing her body at the mortuary and at some point, her mum had to be held down.
At the mortuary, other members of the family strolled in, and they were equally affected, and some wept quietly while others wailed painfully.
The grief extended all the way to Murang'a county during the burial of the young woma,n and it was hard to find dry eyes.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
