Postmortem: Hotel intern Margaret Wambui died from fatal fall in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area
A postmortem has confirmed that hotel intern Margaret Wambui died from injuries sustained in a fall from a 34-storey building in Nairobi. Police and investigators have ruled out third-party involvement after reviewing CCTV footage.
Why it matters
The incident has drawn public attention to safety and security protocols in high-rise buildings in Nairobi.
A postmortem exercise confirmed that hotel intern Margaret Wambui died from multiple severe fractures sustained after falling from a 34-storey building in Nairobi.
The postmorterm, conducted at the Nairobi Funeral Home, established that Wambui died instantly from injuries suffered in the fall.
The motive of the incident is yet to be known, police said on Wednesday.
Family members and friends attended the post-mortem examination, which was conducted in the presence of a pathologist appointed by the family.
“We had our family doctor present during the post-mortem, and we have been informed that she indeed died from the fall. Almost every part of her body was fractured, although her head did not sustain any injuries,” said a relative, Maina Gathogo.
With the postmorterm now complete, the family hopes detectives will establish exactly what transpired on the rooftop on Saturday night. Her body was discovered on Sunday morning at about 1 am.
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