The High Court at Mombasa heard chilling testimonies in the case where 30 suspects, among them controversial preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, are charged with the murder of 191 children in the Shakahola massacre.
Lady Justice Diana Kavedza Mochache heard testimony of four witnesses including a homicide detective and bereaved family members who relived the tragic deaths of their loved ones inside the Shakahola forest.
Detective Corporal Andrew Kisaka of the DCI Homicide Unit testified that he was part of the team that exhumed bodies from shallow graves.
He told the court that he was tasked to handle children’s bodies with some of the remains decomposed beyond recognition, while others showed signs of manual strangulation.
He said he was tasked with transferring the bodies to Malindi Sub-County Hospital for preservation and DNA analysis.
The detective presented over 100 postmortem reports with detailed information including state of each bodies and causes of deaths.
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