British murder accused dies in Kenya

A descendant of British aristocrats who was accused of murdering two Kenyans has died from cardiac arrest after undergoing hip-replacement surgery in Nairobi. Anup Das, CEO of the MP Shah hospital, confirmed the death of Lord Delamere's heir Thomas Cholmondeley. The 48-year-old had been accused of killing two Kenyans in separate incidents. A report on the Fox News site notes that Cholmondeley claimed self-defence and was cleared without trial in the killing of an undercover wildlife ranger. He was then convicted of manslaughter in the 2006 shooting of a black poacher after the judge reduced the charge from murder. Legalbrief reports that Cholmondeley was the great-grandson of the third Lord Delamere who was one of the first British settlers in Kenya. He owned a large ranch near Lake Naivasha.