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Kenya: Policeman found hanging from tree
A police officer attached to the Anti-Stock theft unit in Malti, Garbatula was Tuesday found dead, hanging from a tree at Uhuru Park, Nairobi.
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Nairobi Central Police Commander Mr Paul Wanjama said they could not divulge his identity as they had not notified his next of kin.
The police retrieved a police certificate of appointment, an Identity card and a Automated Teller Machine card belonging to a Mr Maina from the body of the man.
CAUSE OF DEATH
Mr Wanjama stated that they were yet to establish the cause of death but preliminary investigations strongly indicated that it was a suicide.
He added that the circumstances surrounding his death were still unclear as he was found unaccompanied.
“We are yet to investigate the matter fully but we have confirmed that an officer with the names in the documents found in his possession, is a police officer attached to the Anti-Stock Theft Unit,” he said.
He added that