A postmortem report of the five people who were shot dead in Kolongolo clashes on Sunday has shown that they died from excess bleeding as a result of bullet wounds. Read: [VIDEO] Kitale: Five feared dead in clash between police, villagersDr Muchana conducted the postmortem with Senior doctor at Mt Elgon hospital Dr Alex Barasa. On Sunday, a violent clash erupted between police officers and Kolongolo residents that left five dead with several others sustaining serious bullet wounds. The incident unfolded after two officers had been dispatched to Kolongolo village Kwanza constituency to arrest a man for allegedly assaulting his wife. More: Victim’s kin blames trigger-happy copsAlso read: Trigger-happy cops kill six after bid to arrest wife-beater gets out of controlClick here for the latest political news

Source: The Star December 20, 2018 07:18 UTC