Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has revealed a stunning details of Mwatha’s moments before she passed on.
The investigative team, which have been looking to unearth the occurrences that led to Ms Caroline’s death, had earlier on stated that the deceased died after a botched abortion at a clinic in Dandora phase 1 in Nairobi.
The team also revealed that Ms Mwatha had a lover, who she kept conversing with through a mobile phone before her last breath.
Text messages obtained from Mwatha’s mobile phone by detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations reveal her last conversations with Mr Alexander Gikonya, with whom police say she had an extramarital affair.
The series of SMSs, written in a mixture of Kiswahili and English, and in a long exchange, paint a picture of a helpless and distressed woman who was in agony and one who feared for her life moments after she procured the abortion.
A post-postmortem on Thursday by a private pathologist Peter Ndegwa revealed that Mwatha died of excessive bleeding from a ruptured uterus after a botched abortion.
Most of the exchanges seen between Mwatha and her lover took place on Wednesday, the same day she was reported missing.
While the storm had started brewing outside about her mysterious disappearance, attendants at the Dandora clinic were struggling to save her life after the abortion turned catastrophic.
“Nimetibiwa kiasi. The rest narudi saa nane wakamalize kuniosha. Naskia tu baridi kwa wingi. Kutoka juzi naumwa sijakula anything. But nahope by 4-5 kila kitu itakuwa sawa. Anyway, juz continue praying dat all goes well thanx (I have been treated but I will go back [to the clinic] to be cleaned. I’m feeling extreme cold. I have not eaten anything. But I hope to be okay by 4pm or 5pm. Anyway, just continue praying that all goes well. Thank you.),” Mwatha texted Gikonya.
She later added: “Ndio nataka kurudi hossy tena…Nimechoka uchungu kiasi (I want to go back to the clinic. I am tired and in pain.)”
She constantly reassured him that all would be well, and even said she loved him.
At the moment, eight people are under police custody as the investigation proceeds. This is after police on Thursday arrested two more people linked to Mwatha’s death- Mr Martin Mwangi and Godfrey Otieno.
Other suspects in custody are Mr Gikonya, Mr Michael Onchiri, Betty Akinyi, Ms Richard Ramoya Abudo, Ms Georgia Achieng Tabitha and Mr Stephen Maina.