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Student assaulted by KFS officers died of multiple soft tissue injuries

KFS rangers Zipporah Chepkurui, Charles Korir, Stanley Njoroge, Simon Mwaura and Francis Lemasio were presented before the court on May 15, 2024. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard]

Stephen Mwangi, a Form Three student allegedly assaulted by Kenya Forest Service (KFS) rangers in Baringo County, died of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to multiple soft tissue injuries.

According to Dr Benson Macharia, a pathologist at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Eldoret who conducted the postmortem on the body of the 19-year-old student, revealed that the soft tissue injuries were caused by blunt force trauma.

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