Baby Pendo died due to internal bleeding, court told

Baby Pendo with her mother Lenser Achieng while she was admitted at The Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu. She died due to police brutality. [File, Standard]

The six-month old baby Samantha Pendo who made headlines at the peak of last year’s post elections chaos died as a result of internal bleeding, a court has heard.

Yesterday, Dr Sam Oula, a Consultant Pediatrician at Aga Khan Hospital told the court that the infant suffered from a blunt trauma caused by a blunt object.