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Autopsy: LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba died of suffocation

Chief Government Pathologist Dr Johansen Odour accompanied by Moi Referral Hospital CEO Dr Wilson Aruasa in Eldoret. [Elvis Kosgey, Standard]

An autopsy to find out what killed LGBTQ activist Edwin Kiprotich alias Chiloba has revealed he died of asphyxiation (a process of being deprived of oxygen, which can result in unconsciousness or death).

Speaking during a press briefing on Wednesday, Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Odour disclosed said Chiloba's mouth and nose had been covered using a cloth. His mouth was also blocked using three pairs of socks and his brain was swollen.

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