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Court prosecutes former police officer for killing a pupil, injuring others in Nairobi
 
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Thu, 30 May 2019   ||   Kenya,
 

A former police officer has been prosecuted for murdering a pupil and wounding other six of them aged between 6-13 years on 17th May in Nairobi, Kenya.

On the stated date, Mativo who went into farming following his retirement was trying to get the said vehicle out of parking when he accidentally rammed into a school perimeter wall demolishing it and running over a 9 old boy playing with others.

Those other boys sustained fractures on their fingers, bruises on their bodies having been hit by debris and were rushed for treatment.

The body of the demise was transported to post mortem and the scene visited, secured and sketch plan drawn.

The vehicle was inspected and found to have no Pre-accidents defects. Accused was apprehended and prosecuted but denied all charges.

The prosecution applied for bond suspension for two weeks since some of the victims are still admitted and that the charges need to be modified.

The court thereby granted him personal bond of Sh, 300,000 or alternatively pay cash bail of Sh 150,000. The matter will be mentioned on 5th June.

 

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