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A postmortem confirms Karatina businessman George Gathu was shot four times, including in the head, contradicting police claims and sparking demands for justice.

The silence at the Karatina Sub-County Hospital mortuary was deafening as the family of George Gathu Matheri received the news they dreaded but expected. The autopsy report is out, and it tells a chilling tale of excessive force and a life cut brutally short by those sworn to protect it.
George Gathu, a well-known businessman, did not die from a stray bullet. He was shot four times—twice in the chest, once in the shoulder, and a fatal round through the head. The pathologist’s findings have shattered the police narrative of a "struggle" and pointed directly to what activists are calling an execution.
"The bullets exited the body, causing massive tissue damage," stated the family lawyer, Lilian Nyawira, struggling to hold back tears. "You do not shoot a man in the head if you are trying to disable him. [...](asc_slot://start-slot-11)You shoot to kill."
As the family prepares for the burial, the four bullet wounds on George’s body stand as a grim indictment of a police service that too often turns into a death squad. The question on everyone’s lips in Karatina is simple: Who is next?
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