Lover says Wanjiru did not kill self

NAIROBI — The woman having an affair with Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru and in the room with him when he fell to his death off a balcony said Friday he did not intend to commit suicide.

Jane Nduta said Wanjiru may have jumped or fallen to his death Sunday night while trying to get the key for his bedroom door from his wife, who locked Nduta and Wanjiru in the room when she found them.

Nduta said the runner had consumed several beers in bars before they went back to his home.

"I think his intention was not to commit suicide," said Nduta, who added she didn't see Wanjiru fall off the balcony.

Kenya's national police spokesman said shortly after the death that Wanjiru committed suicide, while his mother accused his wife of killing him to gain control of his property.

However, Nduta said after his wife Triza Njeri locked them in, Wanjiru told her he was going to the balcony to try and call his wife so that she would return with the key.

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