A close relative of the slain Rongo University student Sharon Otieno collapsed and died on Friday morning.
According to the family spokesperson Joshua Okong'o, 44-year-old Debora Ogweno died at 1:00 am on Friday and the body was moved to Rapcom mortuary in Awendo.
Okong'o confirmed to journalists that Deborah, who is Sharon's aunt, was in good health but collapsed and died at Kokuro village on receiving details of what politicians and the media had reported about the deceased life.
"Debora was fine but she collapsed and died after seeing what the media was reporting about Sharon's life and involvement of politicians in the matter,
"The media should tone down their reportage because the matter is being blown out of proportion without considering that we are already grieving." decried Okong'o who is an elder brother to Sharon's mother.
He claimed that Deborah's death was as a result of the traumatizing stories that surround the death of Sharon.
The spokesperson clarified that the deceased, 26 was a married woman who had been blessed with three children.
Sharon was formerly married to a secondary school teacher named Bernard Okuta who hails from Kamagambo area in Rongo Sub County.
“I was informed early to today that Debora (his sister) had died and this resulted from trauma over information about Sharon’s death. Her body was taken to Rapcom mortuary in Awendo town,” Okong'o told journalists at their home.
The student's mother, Melida Auma, had earlier intimated that Sharon was no longer in her marriage since they were living together at their home.
Government pathologist Johansen Oduor was on Friday afternoon expected to conduct a postmortem on Sharon's body in a bid to ascertain the circumstances that led to her death.
