The investigation into a mysterious murder case has left authorities puzzled, with no conclusive answers emerging yet. A post-mortem examination of the body of a Scottish businessman discovered deceased in Kenya has failed to reveal the cause of his death, as per reports. Campbell Scott, aged 58, was found in a sack of pineapples in a forest located 60 miles (96.5km) away from Nairobi, several days after he had gone missing from his hotel on February 17. Mr. Scott had been tied up with rope around his hands and legs, leading the country’s homicide unit to treat the case as a murder.
While two individuals have been detained in connection with the incident, local sources suggest that the injuries observed on Mr. Scott’s body were deemed “too minor” to be the direct cause of his passing. The Kenyan government’s principal pathologist, Johansen Odour, conveyed to Nation Africa that the results of the post-mortem examination were inconclusive. Consequently, investigators have collected samples for additional analysis, including toxicology tests, in a bid to determine the exact circumstances surrounding Mr. Scott’s demise.
Dr. Odour disclosed to the media that Mr. Scott had sustained “head injury and multiple soft tissue injuries… blunt trauma.” However, he emphasized that these injuries, as evaluated by pathologists, appeared to be insufficient to have led to death. Therefore, samples have been extracted for further scrutiny.
It is believed that Mr. Scott had visited a nightclub upon his arrival in Nairobi and was last seen with an unidentified individual whom the police are considering a suspect. Reports from Nation Africa indicate that a taxi driver and a waiter from the nightclub are currently in custody. These individuals assisted the authorities in locating a residence in the Pipeline district on the outskirts of Nairobi where the suspect purportedly took Mr. Scott.
Originally from Dunfermline in Fife, Mr. Campbell Scott held a senior position at credit scoring company Fico and was in Nairobi to attend a conference at the JW Marriott Hotel before his disappearance. Scheduled to meet with colleagues for a presentation, he failed to return to the hotel on February 17, the day following his arrival in the city. Concerned when they were unable to contact him, his colleagues filed a police report.
His body was eventually discovered by a cattle herder in Makongo Forest on a Saturday, marking a tragic end to the life of the Scottish businessman.
