{"id":716,"date":"2025-06-11T08:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/?p=716"},"modified":"2025-06-11T08:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:33:22","slug":"kenyan-blogger-beaten-before-dying-in-police-custody-autopsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/kenyan-blogger-beaten-before-dying-in-police-custody-autopsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan Blogger Beaten Before Dying In Police Custody &#8211; Autopsy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"146\">Chief pathologist Bernard Midia has confirmed that Albert Ojwang\u2019s injuries were caused by external forces, dismissing the possibility of suicide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"362\">\u201cThe injury pattern, particularly the head trauma, suggests impact with a blunt object like a wall, which would leave a distinct pattern,\u201d Midia explained, noting that the wounds also indicated signs of a struggle.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"515\">Ojwang was arrested on June 7 and charged with &#8220;cyber harassment&#8221; following critical social media posts targeting Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"642\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The incident has intensified concerns among both local and international observers over the government&#8217;s approach to dissent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief pathologist Bernard Midia has confirmed that Albert Ojwang\u2019s injuries were caused by external 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