A Kenyan housekeeper who worked in Saudi Arabia died of neck compression and trauma, not suicide by hanging, as the embassy said.
The autopsy conducted by chief government pathologist Johansen Oduor indicates Caroline Aluoch, 24, suffered neck constriction and other injuries.
This conclusion differs from the results given by Saudi Arabian Embassy which said she committed suicide.
"From the autopsy conducted, the pathologist has several findings even though it is not yet clear what caused Carolyne's death," Otieno Oduka, Carolyne's nephew said.
"The first one is there is a sign of neck compression, bruises on her body and a missing hyoid bone (tongue bone)."
If she committed suicide, the hyoid (neck bone) would have been broken. The pathologist's report said it was missing.
In Saudi Arabia, Carolyn's body was examined but a post mortem was not conducted.
The bruises on her body can be seen in a video she sent to her sister while in the hospital when she was in bandages and begging for help.
Her sister Beryl disputed the findings from Saudi Arabia. She said her sister was a go-getter, hardworking and very optimistic.
She was a student at Kisii University.
“The results by Saudi Arabia that my sister committed suicide are a NO for me; I know my sister very well and the thought of suicide would have never hit her,” Beryl said.
The autopsy at the Chiromo Funeral Home was conducted in the presence of Carolyne's sister, Beryl, and nephew Otieno Oduka.
Since the family raised the issue of Carolyne's death, 12 other young women working in Saudi Arabia have asked the government to help them get back home. There has been an outpouring on social media.
The women claim their lives are in danger, some are being harassed by their employers but the agencies that posted them there can’t allow them to return, the women say.
Thirty other women who were working in the Gulf are said to be stuck in those countries' deportation facilities.
Carolyne left behind a three-year-old girl.
She went to Saudi Arabia in December to earn an income that would help her raise her daughter and support her family.
The situation deteriorated when her sister Beryl received a video showing a bruised and begging Carolyne.
Beryl later received calls from Carolyne’s boss claiming that her sister was sick and had been transferred from a general to a mental hospital.
On April 27, Carolyne’s boss allegedly blocked any communication with her family after promising to give more information about her.
After several attempts to reach Carolyne’s boss, her father received a call, enquiring about his relationship with Carolyne and if she was working in Saudi Arabia.
Then the bad news hit — Carolyne had died on April 14 — the caller said.
Beryl called the number again to confirm the news. The number belonged to the Foreign Affairs Diaspora Unit, which said Carolyne's death had been confirmed by doctors and her sponsor.
A letter sent to the family on May 5 indicated that while in hospital, Carolyne hid in the bathroom and was later found dead — a sign of suicide.
The family received Carolyne's body on July, 10 at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
(Edited by V. Graham)
