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Pathologist charged with stealing heart from corpse

Moses Njue Gachoki being escorted to the cells at Milimani court. He was accused illegally harvesting the heart of Timothy Mwandi. [George Njunge, Sttandard]

A pathologist suspected of stealing body organs from corpses was yesterday charged in a Nairobi court.

Dr Moses Njue, who was once the chief Government pathologist, was accused of secretly taking away a man’s heart while carrying out a postmortem on his body.

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