The Police investigating the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno were planning to question Migori governor Okoth Obado.
So far about seven people have recorded statements including her parents and friends and have all implicated Obado.
Yesterday, Governor Obado sent his lawyer, Cliff Ombeta, to witness the postmortem performed by chief government pathologist Johansen Oduor.
The first results showed that Sharon died from excessive bleeding.
Oduor further revealed that autopsy results indicated that she been raped before her murder.
According to Oduor, “She was stabbed three times in the neck, four times in the back and in the left side of the abdomen.”
He said the victim’s body also bore signs of strangulation and bruises that suggested she attempted to fight her killers.
Oduor spoke at the end of the postmortem examination of Sharon’s body at the Rachuonyo Level 4 Hospital in Homa Bay county.
Obado was represented by a private pathologist and Ombeta.
Sharon’s family was represented by a private pathologist after they requested one.
Oduor said the stab wound on Sharon’s body went through her abdomen and pierced the unborn baby. She was seven months’ pregnant, according to family sources.
Oduor said the stab wound went all the way through to her back.
“It means that the baby also died from the same injuries that the late Sharon sustained,” he said.
The pathologist said samples have been taken for further analysis to enable medical detectives to unravel the mystery behind the gruesome murder.
Sharon was abducted on Monday alongside Nation journalist Barack Oduor from a hotel in Rongo.
The journalist however managed to escape by jumping out of the moving vehicle and seeking help.