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Mystery of patient executed in Kenyan hospital
Ward One at the Makindu District Hospital where a gunman shot dead a patient who was in critical condition after surviving an earlier attack. Photo/CHRIS OJOW
Posted Monday, July 27 2009 at 22:30
When they returned, they wore black face masks but witnesses who had seen them earlier recognised them from their clothes. The killer wore a black leather jacket, a white shirt and a black leather cap. He was bulky and about six feet tall.
Before the attackers left Makindu, their car pulled over at a nearby petrol station for refuelling. They paid Sh1,000, a watchman told the Nation.
A motorcyclist who had been at the hospital’s parking at the time of the shooting also said he saw the gunmen’s car at the petrol station.
Inflict injuries
The patient was booked in at the hospital as “unknown African male adult”. The doctor who examined his injuries shortly after admission said a lot of force had been used to inflict the injuries.
He estimated the patient’s age to be around late 20s or early 30s, the same age as three of the other victims. The fifth appeared to be in his late teens. All had fractured skulls, a pointer to the brutality of their killers.
Police reports said the five men were criminals, killed by a rival gang, a conclusion arrived at even before the identity of the victims could be established.
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this is just my opinion it seems like the four where criminals but the execution was carried out by the police could be a deal that went sour or to silence them after pay off.
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l dont blame kenyan police,l blame the government period,the police work under very inhuman conditions and then get paid peanuts while our leaders earn millions doing nothing,in civilized societies police are treated with respect and provided with the best equipment for their work..
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Why does the writer call it a mistery instead of the vicious calculated execution that it is. Why have we lost regard for the sanctity of human life? And Kenyans should learn to lay blame where it belongs. In this case, squarely with the cops. A victim of a very heinous crime that left 3 dead and where the suspects were unknown did not have armed guard at the hospital! Was the crime being investigated? Was the investigator interested in what the survivor had to say! I say gross neglect of duty.
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