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Julie Njoki, a young pistillate has died, conscionable days aft being arrested during the Saba Saba protests.
The protests marked Saba Saba Day, a remembrance of Kenya’s 1990 pro-democracy movement.
According to her aunt, Grace Rene, Julie had been pursuing the youth-led protests with hope.
She admired however young radical were demanding justness and accountability and decided to articulation in.
Just a time aft her arrest, Julie was taken to the Nanyuki Law Courts wherever bail was acceptable astatine Ksh 50,000.
Since the magnitude was excessively precocious for her, she was returned to custody. And connected that fateful night, portion inactive successful constabulary custody, she was allegedly beaten until she was unconscious.
Her household claims a constabulary serviceman nick named Oti is liable for the assault.
Julie was aboriginal rushed to Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital, but it was excessively late. A aesculapian study revealed blunt unit trauma to her head. She died from interior bleeding.
Grace Rene shared the achy quality online, saying the household was devastated.
“We mislaid Julie. She did not merit to die. No 1 does. I americium broken, angry, and grieving,” she wrote.
She added that the constabulary delayed aesculapian assistance and tried to screen up the grade of Julie’s injuries. The household says they were kept successful the acheronian and lone learned astir what happened aft it was excessively late.
Julie’s decease has drawn comparisons to different caller cases of constabulary brutality successful Kenya, including the decease of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang’. He besides died portion successful custody
By Vivian K.
The station How Julie Njoki died aft nighttime successful a Nanyuki Police Cell appeared archetypal connected BNN.
