Police provide update on catholic priest who died in a lodging after girlfriend admission
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Girlfriend admits SIX year relationship with a catholic priest who died in a lodging according the police report
Girlfriend admits SIX year relationship with a catholic priest who died in a lodging according the police report.
Gatanga Sub-County Commander and chief investigator Lawrence Njau disclosed that Catholic Priest Joseph Kariuki of Ruai Parish had a six-year relationship with his girlfriend.
The revealations came after the girlfriend’s admission in the statement she recorded with the police.
The duo had frequented the Murang’a-based hotel on multiple occasions during their relationship according to Commander Njau.
“The girlfriend clarified the relationship with the priest and stated that they were in a relationship for over six years. She also revealed that they had frequented the hotel multiple times,” Njau stated.
The detective noted that investigations were ongoing to determine the events that led to the priest’s demise and whether the relationship with the girlfriend was a contributing factor.
Commander Njau added that the Catholic church would determine when the post-mortem would be conducted after the itinerary on the burial preparations is released.
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“It (post-mortem) is yet to be conducted. The Catholic church will decide. They will prepare for burial and tell us when we can conduct the post-mortem and that’s when I will send my officers,” he asserted.
According to reports, Kariuki placed an order for a chicken and liquor worth approximately Ksh6,000 before retiring to his room on Friday, July 7. Shortly thereafter, his girlfriend arrived and introduced herself to the hotel staff as a colleague of the priest from Ruai Parish.
The next morning, as the priest started experiencing dizziness and eventually lost consciousness, his girlfriend panicked.
She promptly contacted the hotel management for assistance.
Two officers, who were dispatched from Samuru Police Patrol Base, escorted the team to Kenol Hospital in Murang’a County where the priest was pronounced dead on arrival.
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