Dead man’s sons claim police in cover-up plot

The sons of a British tycoon who died in Mombasa earlier this year have accused police of covering up the cause of death.

Mr Richard and Mr Philip Veevers accuse police of colluding with a member of their family to frustrate investigations into what they say is the mysterious death of their father, Mr Harry Roy Veevers, on February 14.

Richard and Philip have complained to Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko and Inspector-General of Police David Kimaiyo over the conduct of the police.

In a letter written by their lawyer dated November 2, 3013, they asked Mr Tobiko and Mr Kimaiyo to institute thorough investigations into the death.

They say police declined to exhume their father’s body at Sapphire Muslim Cemetery after they refused to pay them.

They also claim their father’s burial at the cemetery, despite him not being a Muslim, was part of a plot to conceal the cause of his death.  

“Police demanded Sh300,000 to exhume the body. Our client refused to pay. Another demand was made of Sh500,000 but was not paid.

Finally the police demanded Sh1 million, saying they needed to pay the government pathologist to carry out a postmortem. This was not paid either,” the letter says.

“After the exhumation order was issued, Richard was put under surveillance by the CID and was followed everywhere. At one point he was attacked while driving but fought off the attack,” the letter stated.

“We are justified to believe police have been corrupted to cover up the death,” it says.

In response, the DPP appointed two state counsels to investigate the allegations and directed the Kisauni DCIO to investigate the death.

The DPP is also expected to act on a demand for the government pathologist conduct the autopsy together with a private one and produce separate reports.

They also specimens from the body flown to the UK for further analysis.