NSW teacher Gabrielle Maina was reportedly killed during a botched robbery in an affluent Nairobi suburb after dropping her son to a friend’s houseThe prime minister has expressed his sympathy to the family of an Australian teacher who has been shot dead after dropping her son at a friend’s house in a wealthy suburb of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The New South Wales teacher, named by the ABC as Gabrielle Maina, was reportedly shot dead in the affluent suburb of Karen, on Thursday morning local time, during a botched robbery reportedly involving assailants on motorbikes. She was working at the Hillcrest Preparatory School, where she was the head teacher, according to the school’s website. “It is with great sadness and shock that we are writing to let you know that Gabrielle Maina, head teacher of Hillcrest Prep has been tragically killed whilst out walking this morning,” the statement said. The department of foreign affairs has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian woman who died in Kenya.

Source: The Guardian October 19, 2017 23:37 UTC