News broke that Brenda Ochola aka Brendalicious died while smuggling cocaine to Malaysia.
It was reported that Brendalicious ingested cocaine capsules she was smuggling to Malaysia.
The claims purported that the Kenyan woman died in Malaysia when the cocaine she was allegedly trafficking burst in her stomach.
Brendalicious however came out to dispute claims that she died while smuggling cocaine to Malaysia.
A woman named Melissa Ochola came out to defend Brenda on behalf of the family.
In a statement on her Instagram, the family strongly denied Brenda was a drug trafficker.
Melissa said the deceased had been sick and that she died from Mycoplasma Pneumonia Septicemia – a common pathogen that causes respiratory infection in most patients.
“On behalf of the Ochola family, we would like to address the untruthful rumors circulating about my sister Brenda Akinyi Ochola.
“Brenda fell ill and was admitted to Hospital Kuala Lumpur on 15/04/2023.
“She was hospitalized for medical care but her condition deteriorated and eventually, she required the assistance of a ventilator to help with her breathing. Despite the doctor’s best efforts, her condition never improved.
“Brenda was not in a coma or on life support as alleged.
“Despite the best efforts of the Doctors her condition simply did not improve, and she passed away on 25/04/2023.
“Brenda’s cause of death was Mycoplasma Pneumonia Septicemia which led to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy with multiple organ failure.
During this difficult time, we respectfully ask for privacy as we grieve our loss and request that you keep our family in your prayers.”
