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Briton gets Sh64m for elephant attack
In Summary
- Tourist was attacked by rogue elephant on a jogging trip.
48-year-old physiotherapist was staying at Il Ngwesi lodge
- High Court awards her Shs64.9m compensation.
Eight years after her life changed for the worse following a rogue attack by an elephant a British tourist has been awarded Sh64.9 million compensation by the High Court.
Mrs Wendy Martin’s trip to Kenya in 2000 turned tragic after an early morning attack while on a jogging jaunt.
The attack left her confined to a wheelchair.
The 48-year-old physiotherapist was staying at Il Ngwesi lodge with her husband and children.
It was to be the family’s last safari in Kenya before leaving for England.
They arrived at the lodge together with a group of couples, which included six adults and 10 children.
On the fateful day, she went jogging within the lodge in the company of a tour guide and other couples.
After 20 minutes into the run she got tired and decided to return to the lodge.
It was then that the elephant appeared from the bush and on instructions from the guide to run she did so.
She tripped and fell in the undergrowth of the bush.
The elephant gored her with its tusks on her torso, back and leg. She was dragged on the ground for a distance.
Immediately after the ordeal she was taken to a nearby clinic and then flown to Nairobi hospital for treatment, the court heard.
After her condition stabilised, she was flown to England for reconstructive surgery.
When giving evidence to the court on Friday, she fainted twice on the witness box. This, she had said, was caused by the pain in her back and legs.
She had sued Il Ngwesi lodge, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and an employee, Mr Ian Hamisi Craig following the accident.
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syindumyaki. I used the word 'perhaps' and '?'. I suppose language comprehension is not one of your evening hobbies. Anyway, how much do your thighs cost syindumyaki? Will you give them away at 64m?
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Why are Kenyans not given even 10% of this amount , is it because she is from U.K. The question we should ask -what was she thinking to jogging in the Wild. We are sorry for what happened but she should have been more cautious .
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Nani-ngombe, its not about whether they pay taxes or not or what kind of business they do. your presumptions and allegations are baseless and wrong. But the figure is incredible and any one can get confused and start defending it!
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