A mother living in Kiambu is seeking justice for her 15-year-old son, who died mysteriously while at school.
Priscilla Wanjiru, the mother of the late Sebastian Njoroge, a form one student, said she learned about her son’s death through unofficial channels. She said the news reached her on Monday, despite him having allegedly died at school on Friday last week.
The mother told Citizen Digital that she was unaware of the cause of her son’s death as the school’s statement on his son’s last moment alive was inconsistent.
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“At one time, I was told that he was injured while playing football, while in another instance, I was told that he was beaten by another student while at the Assembly.” She said.
She further said that the Chuka County Referral Hospital administration confirmed that it received Njoroge’s body at their mortuary. Area police boss Paul Kuria also confirmed that a teacher reported the death at Chuka police station.
The school declined to comment on the incident, raising suspicions on what could have transpired.
This is the latest incident of a kind to be reported after the tragic Kajiunduthi High School incident that claimed the life of one student.
The form one student who hails from Nkubu in Meru County was found dead after a long night of clashes with anti-riot police who were containing a student strike.
His body was found the following day in a bush with visible injuries on the forehead, and his clothes were muddy, raising questions as to whether he was beaten to death by police or accidentally fell while fleeing from police.
