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Rita Waeni was strangled before decapitation, government pathologist says

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An autopsy on the severed head of slain University student Rita Waeni has revealed that she was strangled, and later decapitated.

Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor remarked on Thursday, January 25, following the conclusion of a postmortem examination at City Mortuary, Nairobi.

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