This archive report was first published on 27 August 2021.
Published on August 27, 2021, a police officer accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old student in Mombasa County in 2016 is set to face murder charges.
Sergeant John Otieno, based at Nyali Police station, is expected to take a plea at Mombasa High Court on Thursday.
According to an inquiry by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), Sergeant Otieno was found culpable of shooting Tony Katana, a Form two student at Havard's Secondary School, at Uwanja Mbuzi area in Kongowea.
"The student died of bullet injuries inflicted during an encounter with police at Uwanja wa Mbuzi," IPOA Chairperson Anne Makori said in a report. "The Death falls within IPOA mandate; to hold police accountable for their actions."
Post mortem results revealed that Katana was killed by two bullets.
Upon receiving the file, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji independently reviewed the evidence and concurred with IPOA's recommendations, leading to the murder charges against Sergeant Otieno.
