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How did our daughter die in your hands? Parents ask top university

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Daystar University gate. Mercy Cherono was found dead in a hostel at the institution our days after reporting for her studies. [File, Standard]

Police in Athi River are investigating the mysterious death of a first-year student at Daystar University, even as her distraught parents demand answers on the shocking incident.

Mercy Cherono was found dead in a hostel only four days after reporting for her studies. Her father, Bowen Kanda, Wednesday said the death of his daughter has shocked his family.

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