Autopsy finds Kenyan right activist died from bad abortion

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Updated 12:09 pm CST, Thursday, February 14, 2019

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An autopsy shows that a Kenyan rights activist, missing for six days before her body was discovered in a city morgue, died from a botched abortion.

Many had feared that Caroline Mwatha's disappearance and death had to do with her work at the Dandora Social Justice Center which has been documenting illegal police killings and other violations.

Dr. Peter Muriuki, who conducted the autopsy for Mwatha's family, said she died of excessive bleeding both internally and externally. He said it was a result of a medical intervention removing the fetus.

Police asked a court Thursday to hold six people for 14 days to investigate Mwatha's death. They include the owner of the clinic where she died. Abortion is illegal in Kenya unless it's an emergency to save the mother.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Autopsy-finds-Kenyan-right-activist-died-from-bad-13616881.php

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Earlier article:

Caroline Mwatha’s body found at City Mortuary
By Bizna Reporter - 12th February 2019

The body of the missing Dandora activist Caroline Mwatha has been found at the City Mortuary

She went missing on Wednesday last week and police have been working around the clock to trace her.

More:
https://biznakenya.com/caroline-mwathe/

Another protester of police violence, silenced.

[Hulk]

1. Such a needless shame.

The pro-"birthers" must be so thrilled.

[DirtEdonE]

3. +1 pro-"birthers"

They don't give a damn about human life once it's conceived according to their narrow pseudo-religions beliefs and racial hatred.

Pro life at birth pro death penalty at 18.

That's the definition of the OPPOSITE of pro-life, and that's what makes these hypocrites pro-"birthers". IMO

[DirtEdonE]

2. A "botched abortion" or

Murder made to appear like a botched abortion?

We'll never know.

"Police sources indicate the body was taken to the morgue on February 7, a day after she went missing.

This, however, contradicts earlier reports as the family said they had visited the mortuary but did not found the body."

I call BS.

[Judi Lynn]

4. I think you're right. She, as an activist, was considered an enemy by the violent police there. n/t