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Mathare residents carry away the body of Peris Waithera, 24 who was shot
dead by a stray bullet on July 15, 2013. Photo/DENISH OCHIENG
NATION MEDIA GROUP
By NATION REPORTER
Posted Monday, July 15 2013 at 23:30
Posted Monday, July 15 2013 at 23:30
In Summary
- She was just in the house feeding her baby then all of a sudden, there was some shooting”
Woman’s brother Steve Njiru
A young mother was on Monday killed by a stray
bullet during a confrontation between police and suspected drug peddlers
in Mathare slums.
The death of the woman, who was breast-feeding her
six-month-old child when she was hit by the bullet, sparked running
battles as police tried to calm down angry residents.
Ms Peris Waithera, 24, was in her house at Mathare
Village 2 when the bullet tore through the wall of her iron-sheet shack
and hit her at around 9am. Her six-month old child escaped death
narrowly.
“She was just in the house feeding her baby then
all of a sudden, there was some shooting outside. I only remember
hearing her screaming for help,” her brother Steve Njiru said.
Initially, the officers tried to take the body
away but were blocked by the residents who wanted it to stay until
thorough investigations were conducted.
However, the police forced their way, lobbed teargas and shot in the air to scare away the crowd that was ballooning.
They then took the body as scared residents run for safety at around 1pm.
Starehe OCPD Samuel Kanampiu defended his
officers, saying, they resorted to using live ammunition when suspected
drug peddlers in the area started attacking them.
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