High Court judge Erick Ogolla has ruled that four Kenyan police officers who were stationed at the Diani Police Station stand murder trial for the death of British aristocrat Alex Monson.
Monson died in the hands of police in 2012, a day after his abrupt arrest.
The four cops who will stand murder charges include Naftali Chege, Baraka Bulima, John Pamba and Charles Wangombe.
“The accused should tell the court what happened since the deceased was arrested in good health,” the judge ruled in the conclusion of an inquest into the British aristocrat’s death, Reuters reported.
Justice Ogolla on Monday stated that from witnesses, Alex did not suffer injuries anywhere else but in the hands of police officers.
A total of 45 witness including police officers testified in the inquest.
Alex was apprehended in May 2012 and whisked away by police officers before he was pronounced dead.
The then 28-year-old British national was playing pool in the company of friends when police stormed a popular beach resort and took him away to Diani Police Station, a report by Haki Africa stated.
He was allegedly arrested on account of smoking and being in possession of marijuana.
The report added that Alexander was in a coma the following morning and died in the afternoon handcuffed to a hospital bed.
An autopsy conducted indicated that he died of blunt force trauma to his head. It discounted claims by police that Alexander died as a result of a drug overdose.
Alexander’s mother, Hilary Monson still lives in Kenya with a lot of pain in her heart. She has not found closure since her son’s death.
She is upbeat that those who killed her son will be convicted.
