BBC worker was murdered in Ibis hotel by intruder who fell to his death, coroner says

Mitchell worked for the BBC in several African countries - (Family handout/PA Wire)

A BBC charity worker was murdered in her Kenyan hotel room by an intruder who then fell to his death from the eighth floor, an inquest has heard.

Kate Mitchell, 42, originally from Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, was found with a head injury and signs of strangulation in her room at the Ibis hotel in Nairobi in November 2021, Newcastle Coroner’s Court was told.