Pathologist says British aristocrat Alexander Monson died from head swelling

The late Alexander Monson's mother Hilary Monson (left) and a friend at the Mombasa High Court in Mombasa County on April 9, 2019. [Kelvin Karani/Standard]

A British aristocrat who died in custody was struck on the head with a blunt object, a court was told on Tuesday.

Pathologist Titus Nguli told High Court Judge Eric Ogola that Alexander Monson suffered head trauma, which caused swelling inside the brain.