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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lizzie Dearden

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

Ali Kololo, in green T-shirt, with the other men accused of the murder of David Tebbutt and kidnap of his wife, Judith
Ali Kololo, in green, with the other men accused of the murder of David Tebbutt and kidnap of his wife, Judith. Photograph: Shutterstock

A Kenyan man who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death over an attack on British tourists is suing the Metropolitan police over its role in the case.

Ali Kololo was imprisoned for more than a decade in what his lawyers called “appalling conditions” before being released when his conviction was quashed in 2023.

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