A 30-year-old man, Robert Mureithi, who was arrested last week for violating curfew protocols has died at Pangani Police Station cells.
Mureithi failed to raise cash for a fine ordered by Makadara Law Courts and police were holding him waiting for the court to issue orders for him to be processed and taken to remand.
According to Starehe police boss Julius Kiragu, the man died on Saturday, July 11, inside the police cells.
He stated, “The deceased was arrested last week for breaking curfew rules, he appeared in court for a virtual session at Makadara Law Courts on Friday around 3pm and had to be returned to the station.”
"The suspect collapsed in the cell and the cause has not been established, Officer Commanding the Station checked into the cell to check on the inmates around 7am and found someone had collapsed he alerted MSF doctors for assistance but when they arrived, he was already dead," added Kiragu.
However, the police boss dismissed reports claiming that the cells were overcrowded and a scuffle ensued.
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