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Machakos Academy Staff Arrested Over 17-Year-Old's Mysterious Death

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 13 January 2020.

On January 5, 2020, the lifeless body of Joseph Munuve, a 17-year-old student, was found floating in the swimming pool of Machakos Academy in Miwani.

Initially, the police suspected that Munuve had drowned, but a postmortem revealed that he had been struggled with before his body was thrown into the pool.

Confirming the incident, Machakos DCIO Rhoda Kanyi identified the arrested suspects as the security manager, swimming pool manager, and a watchman.

"When postmortem was done on the boy it revealed that he was struggled before his body was thrown into the swimming pool. The suspects are helping in the investigation on how his body showed up in the school's swimming pool," said Ms Kanyi.

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