Pathologists revealed the cause of death of Laikipia based Julia Njoki Wangui was inconclusive.
The cause of death was not immediately ascertained pending history, toxicology and full medical report of initial medical intervention, officials said.
The team that conducted autopsy on the body on Tuesday July 15 requested two more weeks to complete their analysis on the body of the girl, who allegedly sustained injuries while in police custody in Nanyuki, Laikipia County.
Lead government pathologist Peter Ndegwa said preliminary findings were inconclusive and further tests, including toxicology and histological analysis, are needed to determine the cause of death.
“We are not seeing direct injury to the head, therefore we are suspecting that the bleeding could be anything else.
There are quite some links with other organs, the liver, the pancreas, the lungs, all have some issues, so we are going to look at them in more details, and then do toxicology to complete the whole thing,” Ndegwa said.
He added the bleeding in the brain appeared non-traumatic and required further investigation to trace its source.
“Within two weeks, we may be able to come back here and conclude that autopsy,” he said.
The pathologist also noted that a craniotomy had been performed to access and examine the brain, where the bleeding was identified.
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