{"id":9647,"date":"2013-08-26T11:44:13","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T11:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=9647"},"modified":"2013-08-26T11:44:13","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T11:44:13","slug":"ex-army-officer-linked-to-royals-killed-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=9647","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Army officer linked to Royals killed in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A retired British Army officer who ran a game reserve where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were guests has been killed in a botched robbery at his home in Kenya.<\/p>\n

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Lieutenant Colonel David Parkinson, 58, and his wife Sonja were attacked after a gang of five robbers, armed with machetes and a gun, broke into their house in the Lolldaiga Hills, a wildlife farm, in the early hours of Sunday.<\/p>\n

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During the confrontation, Lt Col Parkinson’s hand was cut off and he was fatally wounded, police said.<\/p>\n

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Local police chief Marius Tum said the intruders entered the couple\u2019s bedroom by breaking a glass door using a large stone.<\/p>\n

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They ordered the couple to hand over money and guns.<\/p>\n

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“One of the gang members was armed with a pistol, another with a machete while the rest had crude weapons. While one of them was terrorising Mr Parkinson the others tied his wife’s hands with ropes,” Mr Tum said.<\/p>\n

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However, Mrs Parkinson who had sustained a cut on her back managed to untie herself and escaped to a strong room where she hid herself until the robbers fled.<\/p>\n

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On returning to the main house she found the body of her husband on the floor, police said.<\/p>\n

Mr Tum said a post-mortem examination would be carried out to determine the cause of Lt Col Parkinson’s death.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday afternoon, a suspect from a nearby village was arrested after police mounted a major manhunt using sniffer dogs.<\/p>\n

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Lt Col Parkinson, who had a distinguished career in the Army for 30 years, worked as the manager of the Lolldaiga ranch in Laikipia East district since 2008.<\/p>\n

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Before that he was a director of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya where Prince William spent his gap year helping with various conservation projects before taking up his place at St Andrews University.<\/p>\n

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The Foreign Office confirmed the death of Lt Col Parkinson.<\/p>\n

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“We are aware of his death and we stand ready to provide consular assistance to his family at this sad time,” a spokesman said. – Sky News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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