Elodie Zone’s brother Gachui Karanja died under strange circumstance at a party he attended in an apartment in Riruta, Nairobi.
Gachui Karanja, 20 who fell from the 5th floor of the Riruta apartment in Riruta on March 19th 2022 and died on the spot.
Elodie Zone’s brother was among about eight people who were in the house on the fifth floor of the apartment. The deceased at one point left and stood at the balcony where he fell from.
Police were called to the scene and briefly interrogated those in attendance before they picked up the body and took it to the mortuary.
Some of those in attendance said they thought Karanja was talking on the phone at the balcony.
The attendees told police that they heard Elodie Zone’s brother scream before a thud was heard. They knew something was wrong and when they rushed out, they saw him lying on the ground floor in a pool of blood.
The partygoers said they thought Karanja slipped from the balcony and fell because he was drunk.
Police launched investigation to establish if there were other issues that led to this tragic incident to rule out foul play.
Detectives are looking into the circumstances under which Elodie Zone’s brother fell as their are also claim he jumped off the balcony.
Police are seeking to establish whether the deceased slipped and fell to his death or if he jumped off the balcony.
What has been established that Karanja was alone at the balcony, ruling out suspicions he could have been pushed.
Meanwhile Elodie Zone mourned her late brother in a post on social media.
“Forever in my heart, forever in my prayers. You and I were never supposed to cross paths but the universe gave me a baby brother in you ? You pushed me to work harder, helped me move into my first apartment, were a shoulder to cry on and kept me protected from a lot of harsh things people would say about me online. I love you forever baby bro ❤️,” wrote Elodie Zone.
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