Alexander Monson was found dead in police cell in May 2012 after arrest over alleged cannabis use

A Kenyan court has sentenced four police officers to prison for manslaughter over the death of the son of a British aristocrat whose family has been fighting for justice for nine years.

Alexander Monson was found dead in a police cell in the Indian Ocean beach resort of Diani in May 2012 after being arrested for allegedly smoking cannabis, known locally as bhang, outside a bar.

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