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Post-mortem into businessman murdered in Kenya inconclusive | Post-mortem into businessman murdered in Kenya inconclusive |
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Campbell Scott's body was found in a sack of pineapples by a cattle herder 60 miles from Nairobi | Campbell Scott's body was found in a sack of pineapples by a cattle herder 60 miles from Nairobi |
A post-mortem examination of the body of a Scottish businessman found dead in Kenya has failed to determine his cause of death, according to reports. | A post-mortem examination of the body of a Scottish businessman found dead in Kenya has failed to determine his cause of death, according to reports. |
Campbell Scott's body was found in a sack of pineapples in a forest 60 miles (96.5km) from Nairobi days after he went missing from his hotel on 17 February. | Campbell Scott's body was found in a sack of pineapples in a forest 60 miles (96.5km) from Nairobi days after he went missing from his hotel on 17 February. |
Mr Scott, 58, had been bound with rope around his hands and legs and the country's homicide unit is treating the case as murder. | Mr Scott, 58, had been bound with rope around his hands and legs and the country's homicide unit is treating the case as murder. |
Two people have been arrested but local reports said injuries found on Mr Scott's body were "too minor" to have caused his death. | Two people have been arrested but local reports said injuries found on Mr Scott's body were "too minor" to have caused his death. |
The Kenyan government's chief pathologist, Johansen Odour, told Nation Africa the post-mortem examination on Mr Scott's body was inconclusive. | The Kenyan government's chief pathologist, Johansen Odour, told Nation Africa the post-mortem examination on Mr Scott's body was inconclusive. |
Investigators have since taken samples for further screening, including toxicology tests to determine the cause of death. | Investigators have since taken samples for further screening, including toxicology tests to determine the cause of death. |
Dr Odour told the media outlet Mr Scott sustained "head injury and multiple soft tissue injuries…blunt trauma." | Dr Odour told the media outlet Mr Scott sustained "head injury and multiple soft tissue injuries…blunt trauma." |
But he added: "Though just to clarify, the injuries as per the pathologists looked too minor to cause death. So they have taken samples to further investigate." | But he added: "Though just to clarify, the injuries as per the pathologists looked too minor to cause death. So they have taken samples to further investigate." |
Nightclub visit | |
Mr Scott is believed to have visited a nightclub after his arrival in Nairobi and was seen with an unidentified man who police are treating as a suspect. | Mr Scott is believed to have visited a nightclub after his arrival in Nairobi and was seen with an unidentified man who police are treating as a suspect. |
Nation Africa reported a taxi driver and waiter from the nightclub were in custody, but had helped direct police to a house in the Pipeline district on the outskirts of Nairobi where the suspect is believed to have taken Mr Scott. | Nation Africa reported a taxi driver and waiter from the nightclub were in custody, but had helped direct police to a house in the Pipeline district on the outskirts of Nairobi where the suspect is believed to have taken Mr Scott. |
Mr Scott, from Dunfermline in Fife, was a senior director at credit scoring firm Fico and was attending a conference at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi when he went missing. | Mr Scott, from Dunfermline in Fife, was a senior director at credit scoring firm Fico and was attending a conference at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi when he went missing. |
He was due to meet colleagues to deliver a presentation later but did not return to the hotel on 17 February, the day after he had arrived in the city. | He was due to meet colleagues to deliver a presentation later but did not return to the hotel on 17 February, the day after he had arrived in the city. |
Colleagues filed a police report after failing to reach him. | Colleagues filed a police report after failing to reach him. |
His body was found by a cattle herder in Makongo Forest on Saturday. | His body was found by a cattle herder in Makongo Forest on Saturday. |
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