• DJ Brownskin recorded his late wife taking her own life by taking poison
• DJ Brownskin is being held at the Kasarani police station after officers obtained an order to detain him there pending investigations
• DJ Brownskin’s wife died in July 2022, although the said video surfaced in April 2023
Celebrated Kenyan entertainer Michael Macharia, popularly known as DJ Brownskin, has been arrested and is currently being detained at the Kasarani police station.
YEIYO.com has learnt DJ Brownskin was brought in for questioning in connection with the death of his wife, Sharon Njeri, by suicide.
The latest development unfolded about a month after a video showing the last moment of DJ Brownskin’s wife emerged online.
The video, that first became public in April and went viral showing DJ Brownskin in what appeared to be him recording his wife trying to take her own life by taking poison.
Reports reaching YEIYO.com Newsdesk, DJ Brownskin was arrested on Thursday, June 1, at a club in Kasarani.
It is believed that police is investigating DJ Brownskin for aiding suicide, according to Section 225 (c) of the Penal Code, which states that, “any person who procures another to kill himself, or counsels another to kill himself and thereby induces him to do so; or aids another in killing himself is guilty of a felony and liable to life imprisonment.”
It should be noted that DJ Brownskin’s wife died in July 2022, although the said video surfaced in April 2023.
Kasarani OCPD, Anthony Mbogo, confirmed that DJ Brownskin is being held at the Kasarani police station after officers obtained an order to detain him there pending investigations.
