The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has released a blow-by-blow account of the events preceding the death of a suspect who was found hanging inside a police cell in Nyeri County.The suspect, identified as Dennis Aremo Osiemo, was found dead on Sunday, September 20, while in custody at Narumoru Police Station, sparking outrage from the public.One of the questions which emerged after the death of the suspect was why he was being held in Nyeri, yet detectives had tracked him down and arrested him in Kisii County.According to the DCI, the suspect had been arrested in connection with an assault causing actual bodily harm case that was reported at Narumoru Police Station.The case arose from an incident on July 2, 2026, when Osiemo, who had previously worked as a farmhand for the complainant, allegedly went to her home, assaulted her and stabbed her several times before fleeing.“The incident was reported at Narumoru Police Station, where the complainant was admitted to Tumutumu Hospital for nine days,” the DCI said.DCI subsequently took over the case after the complainant raised concerns over its handling with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in Nanyuki, which directed the investigators to proceed with the matter.Subsequently, DCI said officers eventually tracked the suspect to Kisii County, where he is believed to have been hiding. He was arrested on September 18.Following his arrest, Osiemo was initially booked at Keroka Police Station as arrangements were made for his collection by detectives from Kieni East.He was later transferred to Narumoru Police Station on September 19, where the DCI said he was processed and his statement recorded before he was returned to the cells.“The suspect was observed to be normal and was scheduled to be arraigned before court on Monday, September 21, 2026,” the DCI said.However, just two days after his arrest, officers found Osiemo hanging from ventilation grills inside the police cell on Sunday, September 20, according to investigators.The scene has since been processed in the presence of officers from the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) alongside senior police officers and one relative of the deceased before his body was moved to the Narumoru Mortuary pending a postmortem.Meanwhile, IPOA has taken over investigations, with the DCI stating it would cooperate with the independent probe to determine the exact circumstances which led to the suspect's death.
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