Former Chief Government Pathologist Moses Njue could be charged in court after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) asked for his arrest and prosecution for stealing body organs.
In a report prepared by assistant DPP C.M Mwaniki, the chief prosecutor advised that Dr Njue be charged with theft of body parts belonging to Benedict Karau who died mysteriously on March 2, 2015.
The DPP further recommended that the doctor who resigned from the government a few years ago to start his own medical school, be charged with three counts, including theft contrary to Section 275 of the penal code, willful destruction of evidence and illegal removal of body parts contrary to the Anatomy Act.
Part of the letter by Mwaniki read: “In regard to the missing body organ(s) you are directed to arrest Dr Moses Njue and cause him to be charged with the following offenses.”
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Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board is investigating the matter after the family of Karau, lodged a complaint.
Statements filed at the DPP’s office state that the late Karau, a polygamous man, died in his house and his youngest wife, Martha Gakou, told the family that he choked while eating his supper and died.
Not satisfied with the explanation, other family members asked for a post-mortem to establish the cause of his death and Gakou maintained that she would send a private doctor to represent her.
She hired Dr Njue and the autopsy was performed at Consolata Mission Hospital in Nkubu, Meru County and a report presented to the family showed that Karau died of a heart attack but the family was shocked to learn that the body had been embalmed the night it was taken to the mortuary.
Not being satisfied with the findings the family later filed a case seeking exhumation of the body and fresh investigations.
The exhumation was done by a team comprising Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor, Dr Sylvester Maingi, Proffesor Kiama, Dr Scholastica Kimani and Dr Njue did the examination.
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The team was shocked to discover that the heart, one kidney, and other vital parts were missing and Dr Oduor stated that he could not establish the cause of death without the heart.
However, Dr Njue allegedly owned up, revealing he took the heart for more analysis and what he termed as “histology”.
