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On August 12, 2005 at around 7pm, Joyce Gacheri and her grandson Amos Murega were in her home in Gaintume Village, Meru County preparing dinner.
A few minutes later, Gacheri’s daughter-in-law Dorcas Kaguri arrived from Meru town with luggage. She left the items with her son Murega saying she was going to buy paraffin from the local shopping centre. However, when Kaguri came back, about 30 minutes later, she was visibly drunk and was staggering around the compound.
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