The odd circumstances surrounding the discovery of the death of a 45-year-old Nyeri computer studies teacher startled many Kenyans.
After going missing for three weeks, he was discovered nailed inside his home in what seemed to be a boat-shaped homemade coffin.
The instructor suffocated to death, according to an autopsy performed at the Nyeri Provincial General Hospital Mortuary on Wednesday, January 18.
The individual did not consume any poison, and neither did his body contain any injuries, according to the postmortem report.
Since an unknown substance was discovered inside the coffin, these discoveries dispelled any concerns that the teacher had poisoned himself.
Additionally, the Tetu Sub-County Police Commander Philip Mwania stated the man nailed himself inside the coffin to block any air.
A flashlight and a hammer were found in the coffin indicating that he used the torch as light to nail himself shut.
“We are still investigating the red liquid found inside the coffin. We initially suspected it could be the poison that killed the teacher,” Mwania stated.
Police recovered unusual items near the coffin including a black flag, scrolls written in seemingly the ancient Egyptian language, a cow horn, and flowers.
For further investigations, the police collected the scrolls and his laptop to understand the cryptic message items on the coffin communicated.
According to his family members, the teacher was known for disappearing for some time as well as switching off his phone. He also reportedly rarely received any visitors.
However, after vanishing and a missing person report filed on December 22, 2022, his body was found decomposing inside the coffin in his house.
