Family of BBC charity worker killed in Kenya seek answers after coroner’s ruling
Inquest concludes that Kate Mitchell, whose body was found in hotel room in Nairobi in 2021, was unlawfully killed
The family of a British BBC charity worker found dead in a Nairobi hotel more than three years ago have said they are still seeking information surrounding the circumstances of her death, after a coroner concluded she had been unlawfully killed.
Kate Mitchell, 42, originally from Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, was working in Kenya as a project manager at BBC Media Action, the corporation’s international development charity.
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