The family of pastor Elizabeth Wanjiru, who was found dead in the house of gospel artist Paul Mathenge, better known as Dishon Mirugi, revealed that the two had earlier had a scuffle over Ksh700,000 debt.
Speaking to the media on Wednesday, March 22, the family dismissed reports that Elizabeth took her life stating that she had earlier received death threats from Dishon.
Wanjiru’s sister Esther Mugure, stated that her sister loaned Dishon the money to help him start his church with a promise to pay it back.
Mugure stated that the deceased had called her in December 2022, asking her to pay her a visit when she first started receiving the death threats.
She narrated that on Friday, March 17, Wanjiru informed her that she was going to Dishon’s house in Kahawa West to get her money back but feared for her life.
“In December, she asked me to see her and I travelled from Isinya to Nairobi. She informed me that she was receiving threats from Dishon Mirugi.
“She called me on Friday and told me that she feared for her life because she was going to the house of the gospel artist to get her money back,” Mugure narrated in tears.
After the call on Friday, Mugure attempted to reach her sister in vain noting that all her calls went unanswered.
When Wanjiru’s phone was finally picked, it was received by an officer from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) who informed the family of her death.
“We tried calling her on Saturday and Sunday after she went to Dishon’s place but there was no response from her.
“After several calls on Sunday, the DCI received the call and informed us that she was dead,” added Murugi.
According to the postmortem results, Wanjiru died from suffocation from the neck due to pressure on the neck but it had not yet been determined if she committed suicide or was strangled.
Tabitha Mwihaki, Wanjiru’s mother was overwhelmed by emotions. The teary mother stated that her daughter had left behind a child at the University.
“She has a child in university,” Mwihaki stated.
Earlier on March 20, detectives revealed that the pastor was suspected to have been caught up in a love triangle with the gospel artist and a senior real estate dealer.
The musician on Sunday, March 19, recorded a statement at the DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road as police sought to establish the events that led to the pastor's demise.
