Police in Kayole, Nairobi, have launched investigations into the death of a prisoner who is reported to have committed suicide using his shirt.
The middle-aged man identified as Richard Kioko is reported to have been booked into the cells on December 30, 2022, over the murder.
According to a police report seen by Umoja News, before ending his life Kioko was being held in a separate cell after he turned violent to his cellmate.
The inmate is said to have hung himself on the grills of the ventilation of the cell using his own shirt.
“The OCS visited the scene and it was established that the Prisoner Richard Kioko had been taken to a separate cell after turning violent to his inmate. It was then that he committed he hanged himself on the ventilation grills of the cell using his shirt,” the Police report seen by Umoja News read in Part.
Police are yet to establish the motive for the deceased’s actions.
The body of the deceased was moved to City mortuary pending autopsy.