Three Kenyan police officers named in report into death of aristocrat's son
Three Kenyan police officers linked to a deadly assault on British aristocrat’s son Alexander Monson have been removed from their duties and transferred.
It is alleged that the officers in the coastal town of Diani ‘tortured’ Alexander and that one continued to hit him.
The Mail on Sunday has seen an initial report from police investigators that names the officers and says Alexander, 28, appeared ‘normal’ when he was put in the cells in the early hours of May 19 after being arrested for smoking cannabis.
Alexander's family have instructed a lawyer, and provincial police last week started a full inquiry
Later that day he died in hospital, handcuffed to a bed while doctors treated him for a reported drugs overdose.
An autopsy last week revealed that Alexander died from a severe blow to the head, which caused swelling of the brain, closing down his vital organs.
A family spokesman said he was told by hospital doctors that police brought him in claiming he had overdosed. The contusion to his skull was revealed only during the autopsy.
‘His life could have been saved,’ the spokesman said. ‘We cannot believe Alexander was treated like this. He was assaulted in the police cells and then denied proper care. We have lost a much-loved son and nephew.’ Alexander’s parents, Lord Monson, who lives in London, and his estranged wife Hilary Martin, who lives in Diani, south of Mombasa, have vowed to bring Alexander’s killers to justice.
Lord Monson said he had received information that his son may have refused to sign a statement prepared by the police, invoking Kenya’s new constitution.
An memorial was held on a beach in Kenya days after his death. An autopsy revealed he died from a severe blow to the head
He said: ‘That appears to have angered officers and may have led to the assault. We will probe into this until we know the complete truth.’
Lord Monson said he would continue to put pressure on Kenyan officials to investigate his son’s death, adding: ‘I am creating the Alexander Monson Foundation in Kenya to help empower all citizens and to disempower the police.’
The family have instructed a lawyer, and provincial police last week started a full inquiry.
An officer speaking anonymously said: ‘We have been told that all officers on duty that night tortured Alexander but the greatest liability is on one corporal who constantly hit the boy.’
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