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In a statement signed on Sunday by the hospital’s Senior Director, Clinical Services, Dr. Joel Lessan, KNH clarified that the bullet recovered during medical management was retained and preserved as part of the relevant medical and evidentiary records.
Moreen, a mother of one from Pipeline Estate, died on Friday at Kenyatta National Hospital after four days of treatment.
The killing has sparked protests in parts of Garissa, with residents demanding justice and questioning the actions of the officers involved. Many described Hassan as innocent and called for accountability over the shooting.
The watchdog agency confirmed that it has dispatched a Rapid Response Team to the area to begin investigations into the circumstances surrounding the shooting, in line with its legal mandate to probe deaths and injuries resulting from police action.
In a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the suspects, reportedly armed with a pistol and crude weapons, had been robbing members of the public in the Makaburini area before attacking officers on patrol, prompting a shootout in which one was killed and two escaped with injuries.