The shooting puzzle of the son of the city lawyer Assa Nyakundi has remained unravelled as the deceased is laid to rest.
As the father remains in hospital following shock symptoms which he developed while in police custody, the son will take the secret surrounding the shooting to the grave. That is the only secret that only the father and the deceased son know, that may have not been revealed to detective.
On his part, the lawyer claims to have accidentally shot his son – Joseph Nyakundi.
Nyakundi’s wife, Lydia Apungu Nyakundi, and his first born son Noah Nyakundi have so far recorded statements with the Homicide Department at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in support of his traumatised father.
Both mother and the first born are said to have refuted claims that the city lawyer and his son had a strained relationship prior to the incident.
Unfortunately, the slain son did not record any statement either confirming his father’s version of the story or refuting it because he was pronounced dead on arrival at Aga Khan Hospital.
Nyakundi, who was arrested on March 17, 2019, previously told police he was trying to holster his firearm while in the car when he accidentally fired, shooting his 29-year-old son in the chest.
The lawyer was later that evening also rushed to hospital after developing shock symptoms while at the Muthaiga Police Station where he had been detained for interrogation on the fatal shooting.
Police, during a raid on his house on March 19, 2019, seized two firearms and 471 rounds of ammunition of different calibre.
An autopsy report conducted on the body of the deceased revealed that he could have been shot from outside the vehicle and not inside as had been reported.
According to the autopsy report, which was released on March 21, 2019, the cause of death was chest injuries and haemorrhage due to gunshot from a low velocity firearm.
“The shot projection from the chest exiting at the back suggested that whoever shot him was standing outside the rear right back door of motor vehicle KCE 753B Toyota Axio which belongs to the father of deceased,” read the report in part.
“The angle of shooting according to the projection could be ninety degrees, suggesting there was a confrontation.”
The autopsy was conducted by government pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor in the presence of the homicide team, government chemists, ballistic experts, forensic analysts from the DCI as well as lawyer Cliff Ombeta representing the suspect.
The lawyer is expected to be arraigned in court after being discharged from hospital.
The death may forever remain a puzzle that only the slain son may resolve if only he could wake from the grave.
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