A police officer who allegedly made a 22-year-old woman to suffer severe skull injuries after hitting her off a speeding motorbike in Mpeketoni in Lamu County will be charged with murder.
The decision comes after the victim, Margaret Njeri, succumbed to her injuries and died while undergoing treatment at a Mombasa hospital.Lamu acting County Commissioner Fredrick Ndambuki said he had issued orders for the officer to be arrested and arraigned in court immediately on murder charges.
Mr Ndambuki said the case had been under investigation since the incident happened on January 17 and now that the woman had died, the officer should be held responsible for her death and face the consequences for his actions.
“I know this issue has raised a lot of emotions, (and) I am therefore calling for calm to allow the security agents to carry out their work and the culprit will be arraigned in court as soon as possible,” said Mr Ndambuki.
The deceased had been admitted to Pandya Hospital since January 17 after she sustained severe head injuries from the assault.It is said that the officer, while attempting to stop the boda boda operator carrying Njeri, threw a gun at the rider but missed him, hitting Njeri on her head and causing her to fall off the speeding motorbike and onto the rough road sustaining severe head injuries.
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