Body parts ‘merchant’ seized at mortuary

[Jacaylbaro]

A man suspected of trading in male sexual organs was on Tuesday arrested at the Kakamega provincial hospital mortuary.

 

The 58-year-old man is said to have walked to the mortuary and approached a cleaner who he told he was looking for human organs for use in witchcraft.

 

He allegedly tried to sweet-talk the cleaner that it would be easy to obtain the organs from the place without arousing suspicion.

 

Cleaner Niven Muchesia said he was shocked by what the man, who was carrying a black bag, had told him but decided to invite him to an office to get further details.

 

“I immediately informed the officer in charge of the facility who called the security officers,” said Mr Muchesia.

 

When security officers arrived, the man, who was trying to negotiate a price for the organs, panicked and asked to be forgiven.

 

The incident disrupted normal operations with people milling around the mortuary to see the man.

 

The suspect was escorted to the Kakamega police station for questioning.

 

The divisional police chief, Mr Joseph Omijah, said the man, from Lubao market in Kakamega Central district, could have been acting on behalf somebody else.

 

He said the police were searching for other suspects based on information provided by the man.

 

 

Carrying the sacks

 

Elsewhere, a woman died in a stampede as she scrambled for a weighing sack at a tea buying centre.

 

Mrs Rael Tom, 57, was in a group of farmers who had taken tea leaf to Matierio tea buying centre in Kegochi sub-location, Nyamache district.

 

As the vehicle carrying the sacks arrived the growers ran towards it to get sacks.

 

The victim was quashed by other farmers and she fell. The others trampled on her as they fought for the sacks.

 

She was rushed to Kisii Level Five hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

 

 

 

 

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