By JOSEPH NDUNDAMore by this AuthorThe High Court on Thursday deferred murder charges against a police officer accused of killing University of Leeds student Carilton David Maina on December 22, 2018. The medical procedure is mandatory before an accused person is charged with a capital offence, punishable by the death penalty in the event the person is found guilty. Mr Oyombe, accused of killing the student in Kibra slum, Nairobi, will be charged next Thursday. He was arrested on Wednesday after the office of the Director of Public Prosecution concurred with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority's recommendation for murder charges against him. Speaking to the press after the court session, Maina's brother Collins Onyango said the officer's arraignment gave the family hope.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2020 12:00 UTC