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| Kenyan police 'killed aristocrat Alexander Monson' | Kenyan police 'killed aristocrat Alexander Monson' |
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| A British aristocrat who died in custody in Kenya was beaten to death by police, an inquest has ruled. | A British aristocrat who died in custody in Kenya was beaten to death by police, an inquest has ruled. |
| Alexander Monson, 28, son of Lord Nicholas Monson, was arrested for allegedly smoking cannabis in the Diani beach resort in May 2012. | Alexander Monson, 28, son of Lord Nicholas Monson, was arrested for allegedly smoking cannabis in the Diani beach resort in May 2012. |
| His family has always maintained he was killed by the police, while officers claimed he died of a drug overdose. | His family has always maintained he was killed by the police, while officers claimed he died of a drug overdose. |
| Senior Principal Magistrate Richard Odenyo has recommended four officers be prosecuted. | Senior Principal Magistrate Richard Odenyo has recommended four officers be prosecuted. |
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| According to the AFP news agency, Mr Odenyo said: "His death was not natural, neither was it due to drugs. | According to the AFP news agency, Mr Odenyo said: "His death was not natural, neither was it due to drugs. |
| "His life was cut short by the police and therefore, the director of public prosecution should prosecute the officers mentioned." | "His life was cut short by the police and therefore, the director of public prosecution should prosecute the officers mentioned." |
| The officers suspected of being involved - named as Naftali Chege, John Pamba, Charles Munyiri and Ismael Pamba - had also contradicted each other, Mr Odenyo said. | The officers suspected of being involved - named as Naftali Chege, John Pamba, Charles Munyiri and Ismael Pamba - had also contradicted each other, Mr Odenyo said. |
| He concluded the 28-year-old died from a blow to the head with a blunt object, inflicted while he was in custody. | He concluded the 28-year-old died from a blow to the head with a blunt object, inflicted while he was in custody. |
| Mr Monson, who was the son of the 12th Baron Monson and heir to the family estate in Lincolnshire, moved to Kenya to live with his mother Hilary Monson in 2008. | |
| Giving evidence during the inquest in Mombasa she said her son had been arrested after a night out with friends on suspicion of smoking bhang, a form of cannabis. | Giving evidence during the inquest in Mombasa she said her son had been arrested after a night out with friends on suspicion of smoking bhang, a form of cannabis. |
| She was later told her son had been found on the floor of the police station convulsing. | She was later told her son had been found on the floor of the police station convulsing. |
| Mrs Monson told the inquest, which started in 2015, she visited her son in hospital where he was chained to a bed. | Mrs Monson told the inquest, which started in 2015, she visited her son in hospital where he was chained to a bed. |
| "He was having very great difficulty breathing," she said. | "He was having very great difficulty breathing," she said. |
| 'Brutal attack' | 'Brutal attack' |
| In a statement issued on behalf of the family, Lord Monson said: "It is a cause for jubilation that the magistrate has delivered the correct verdict." | In a statement issued on behalf of the family, Lord Monson said: "It is a cause for jubilation that the magistrate has delivered the correct verdict." |
| "Alexander was unlawfully killed and the Kenyan police officers in post that night in Diani Police Station where he was held are being recommended for prosecution." | "Alexander was unlawfully killed and the Kenyan police officers in post that night in Diani Police Station where he was held are being recommended for prosecution." |
| He said his son was subjected to "a brutal attack" while in the care of police, and was "left lying unconscious in a cell and, later, behind the station's report desk having been denied medical attention and any semblance of decency". | He said his son was subjected to "a brutal attack" while in the care of police, and was "left lying unconscious in a cell and, later, behind the station's report desk having been denied medical attention and any semblance of decency". |
| An independent pathologist hired by the family found Mr Monson died from a fatal blow to the back of his head. | An independent pathologist hired by the family found Mr Monson died from a fatal blow to the back of his head. |
| Toxicology reports also showed he had no drugs in his system at the time of his death. | Toxicology reports also showed he had no drugs in his system at the time of his death. |