Mtwapa ex-police officer sentenced to death 16 years after killing 3
Former Police Constable Harrison Kipng'etich Langat at the Mombasa High Court on November 12, 2019, when he was sentenced to death for killing civilians Doreen Wawira and Alice Katonye and his colleague Jacob Nderi 16 years ag. PHOTO | BRIAN OCHARO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Those killed in the bizarre incident were civilians Doreen Wawira and Alice Katonye and Police Constable Jacob Nderi.
Mr Langat went on a drinking spree on the day that he killed the three people after working the whole of the previous night.
In the ruling, Justice Chepkwony said no special circumstances forced Mr Langat to use his weapon as the people at the base were not armed and had not committed any crimes.
The harsh sentence was imposed after DPP Noordin Haji asked the court to hand it to act as a deterrent against rampant shootings and killings by police officers.
On the night of March 16, 2003, Police Constable Harrison Kipng’etich Langat loaded his G3 rifle and went to the report office at Mtwapa police post, now a police station, opened fire and killed three people.
Those killed in the bizarre incident were civilians Doreen Wawira and Alice Katonye and Police Constable Jacob Nderi.
