Monica Kivuti, a magistrate at the Makadara Law Courts in Kenya's capital Nairobi, was presiding over a hearing on Thursday when she was shot after rejecting a bail request for the police officer's wife.
Monica Kivuti , a magistrate at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi, has died after being shot by a police officer on Thursday.
The attacker was shot and killed by other police officers, three of whom were also injured in the incident.Monica Kivuti, a magistrate at the Makadara Law Courts in Kenya's capital Nairobi, was presiding over a hearing on Thursday when she was shot after rejecting a bail request for the police officer's wife.In a post on X, Kenya's chief justice, Martha Koome, said Ms Kivuti had succumbed to her injuries.
"The judiciary family stands in solidarity during this deeply traumatic time and calls for sensitivity and compassion as we share in grief.""He entered inside the court through the magistrate's door and fired shots towards the magistrate, injuring her on the chest and left hip," the police report said.The police officer's wife had requested release on bail after pleading guilty to obtaining 2.9 million Kenyan shillings by false pretences, according to a police report.
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