This archive report was first published on 17 September 2019.
The postmortem examination of Tob Cohen's body, found in a septic tank at his home, has been postponed. The decision came just hours after Philip Murgor, the lawyer for the prime suspect, requested the body be moved to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) for a pre-postmortem examination.
According to Murgor, a pre-postmortem x-ray was requested to make any injuries in the body easily noticeable, as he stated, 'It'll make the postmortem easy without some kind of guess work.'
A court had ordered the postmortem examination to be conducted today, after Murgor asked it to be moved from yesterday due to commitments.
Tob Cohen's widow, Sarah Wairimu, had hired a pathologist to participate in the examination. The team also intends to visit the water tank where the body was discovered on Friday.
Pathologists are specialized doctors who are trained in the field of pathology. Forensic pathologists are used when the death of an individual is suspicious.
Wairimu and businessman Peter Karanja are being held over the incident. A post-mortem examination is normally carried out if it's been requested by a coroner or a hospital doctor.
There are two different types of post-mortem examinations, and a coroner is a judicial officer responsible for investigating deaths in certain situations.
Coroners are usually lawyers or doctors with a minimum of 5 years' experience. In most cases, a doctor or the police refer a death to the coroner.
Death will be referred to the coroner if it's unexpected, violent, unnatural, or suspicious, or if the cause of death is unknown.
