The late X influencer, Albert Ojwang's wounds were consistent with an assault from a third party, Pathologist Bernard Midia has revealed.

Midia made the revelation on Tuesday, June 10, at the Nairobi Funeral Home, ending 24 hours of intense speculation surrounding the teacher's death.

According to Midia, Ojwang's body had external injuries besides his head, which effectively ruled out the police's initial version of events that his wounds were self-inflicted. 

"The cause of death is very clear. A head injury, neck compression, and we also have other injuries on other parts of the body that are pointing towards assault," Midia said. 

The pathologist further revealed that specimens have been gathered and sent to other investigative agencies to gather more evidence to help in corroborating the initial pathologist's report. 

"When you combine all the injuries in the body, they are consistent with a struggle," he added. "There were signs of struggle generally, but they are well described in the report."

Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo seconded the post-mortem results, as she further claimed the late Ojwang's injuries were consistent with those of someone who was severely tortured before his death. 

The LSK boss also read malice in the circumstances of Ojwang's arrest, since the deceased's parents were only updated of his situation after he was confirmed dead.

"We want to know who picked him up in Homa Bay. We want to know all the places he was taken to and who was the one who gave orders for him to be picked up," the LSK boss said.

Initially slated for Monday, Ojwang's autopsy was pushed back by a day after government pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor stepped aside, citing a conflict of interest due to his blood relation to the deceased.

The autopsy report came after Ojwang's family lawyer gave insights on the state of his body on Monday, revealing that the late had hints of defensive wounds on his hands and back.

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This revelation cast doubt on the National Police Service's initial version of events, which suggested Ojwang had hit his head on a cell wall hours after his detention at the Central Police Station.

On Tuesday, activist Fred Ogolla pointed an accusing finger at authorities, citing several glaring inconsistencies in how Ojwang's situation was handled immediately after he was allegedly discovered unconscious in his cell.

Ogolla noted that police had captured the late Ojwang's social media accounts, while CCTV footage at the Central Police station at the time the influencer was killed was unaccounted for.