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| Lutfunisa Kwandwalla: Dead 'cult member' to have Kenya autopsy | Lutfunisa Kwandwalla: Dead 'cult member' to have Kenya autopsy |
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| Forty-four-year-old Lutfunisa Kwandwalla was from Leicester | Forty-four-year-old Lutfunisa Kwandwalla was from Leicester |
| The family of a British woman, who say she died after joining a cult in Kenya, have won the right to exhume her body. | The family of a British woman, who say she died after joining a cult in Kenya, have won the right to exhume her body. |
| When Lutfunisa Kwandwalla died in 2020 at the house of a spiritual leader in Mombasa, officials blamed "natural causes" and no arrests were made. | When Lutfunisa Kwandwalla died in 2020 at the house of a spiritual leader in Mombasa, officials blamed "natural causes" and no arrests were made. |
| But her family believe she was murdered and have won a court bid for a post-mortem, in the hope of proving it. | But her family believe she was murdered and have won a court bid for a post-mortem, in the hope of proving it. |
| "The court order is a victory for justice - it was touch and go," her brother Imran Admani told the BBC. | "The court order is a victory for justice - it was touch and go," her brother Imran Admani told the BBC. |
| "It was an emotional moment as well as a moment of joy." | "It was an emotional moment as well as a moment of joy." |
| Ms Kwandwalla, 44, was from Leicester in the UK and had arrived in Kenya as a tourist in August 2019 to visit members of her husband's family, her brother says. | |
| She was due to return to the UK several months later, but a coronavirus lockdown and travel restrictions prevented her from leaving Kenya. | She was due to return to the UK several months later, but a coronavirus lockdown and travel restrictions prevented her from leaving Kenya. |
| During that time she joined a controversial cult in the coastal city of Mombasa, according to her family. | During that time she joined a controversial cult in the coastal city of Mombasa, according to her family. |
| They allege she was killed and her body buried quickly to hide evidence. | They allege she was killed and her body buried quickly to hide evidence. |
| Her brother Imran Admani says the family need answers | Her brother Imran Admani says the family need answers |
| Following last week's ruling at a court in Mombasa, the Kenyan authorities must now exhume Ms Kwandwalla's body and conduct a post-mortem to confirm the cause of her death. | Following last week's ruling at a court in Mombasa, the Kenyan authorities must now exhume Ms Kwandwalla's body and conduct a post-mortem to confirm the cause of her death. |
| Nobody has been arrested in connection with the death and police records show that there are currently no active investigations. | |
| But Ms Kwandwalla's family told the BBC that the autopsy would be the first step in bringing them a sense of closure. | |
| "The next stage to establish if it was foul play is to get to the body. Hopefully very soon we will get to know what happened to her," Mr Admani said. | "The next stage to establish if it was foul play is to get to the body. Hopefully very soon we will get to know what happened to her," Mr Admani said. |
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