A Magistrates Court in Mombasa has issued a ruling, linking the police in the killing of Alexander Monson, in 2012.
Representing Senior Principal Magistrate Richard Odenyo, Mombasa chief magistrate Julius Nangea said Alexander Monson who was the son of British Aristocrat Baron Monson, neither died of drugs nor a natural cause as police claimed.
The magistrate said witnesses who were with the deceased before being booked at Diani police station cells said he was in good health and that there were inconsistencies by witnesses who testified, including police officers.
While issuing the ruling, Nangea challenged the police to explain how Alexander Monron sustained injuries while at Diani police station that led to his death, and cited a report by pathologists which revealed Monron's death was caused by intra cranial pressure caused by a blunt object.
"The police should state what caused the trauma, the deceased had a right to life," said the magistrate on Thursday.
The 28-year-old died on May 19, 2012 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Diani after allegedly being assaulted by four police officers.