Postmortem examination reveals what caused death of Cyrus Jirongo
A postmortem examination conducted on the body of the late Cyrus Jirongo has revealed that he died as a result of blunt force trauma.
A postmortem examination conducted on the body of the late Cyrus Jirongo has revealed that he died as a result of blunt force trauma.
Speaking on Wednesday, December 17, Jirongo’s family pathologist Joseph Ndung’u revealed that the former MP had severe injuries in the chest, abdomen, spinal cord and legs.
“As a result of our examination, we formed an opinion that the late Cyrus Jirongo died as a result of a crush injury to the chest, abdomen and also a spinal injury due to blunt force trauma,” said Ndung’u.
The pathologist also said Jirongo’s body had multiple fractures on the right hand and on both legs.
“We have looked at the body of the late Jirongo; it had multiple injuries. There were two fractures involving the right hand and both lower limbs,” he stated.
Ndung’u also pointed out that the late Jirongo had extensive injuries to the chest, including fractured ribs, a perforated heart, and ruptured blood vessels.
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“There was a crush injury to the chest with multiple rib fractures, and there was perforation of the heart with rupture of most of the vessels that connect the heart.
“There was also bleeding into the chest cavity and also crush injury going into the abdomen, affecting the liver, with bleeding into the abdominal cavity. There was also a transection of the spinal cord at the thoracic level,” Ndung’u added.
Jirongo passed away on Saturday, December 13 morning after he was involved in a road accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
The accident occurred after his car collided head-on with a public service vehicle (PSV) bus belonging to Climax Company Limited.
On Tuesday, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) released a statement outlining the circumstances surrounding the road accident that claimed Jirongo’s life.
According to the DCI, the fatal collision occurred at approximately 2:19 a.m. and resulted in a head-on impact.
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