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Missionary, 77, killed in Kenya | Missionary, 77, killed in Kenya |
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A British Catholic missionary has been killed in Kenya, in what officials believe was a robbery at his home. | A British Catholic missionary has been killed in Kenya, in what officials believe was a robbery at his home. |
Brian Thorp, aged 77 and originally from Bamford in Derbyshire, had been working as a missionary in the Indian Ocean town of Lamu when he was killed. | |
A Foreign Office spokesman said Mr Thorp was found dead on Thursday. | A Foreign Office spokesman said Mr Thorp was found dead on Thursday. |
It is believed Mr Thorp's funeral will be held on Tuesday but further details have not yet been released. He had been a Mill Hill Missionary since 1968. | It is believed Mr Thorp's funeral will be held on Tuesday but further details have not yet been released. He had been a Mill Hill Missionary since 1968. |
He had worked as a missionary in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Uganda. | He had worked as a missionary in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Uganda. |
Police in Kenya are continuing with their investigations into Mr Thorp's murder. | Police in Kenya are continuing with their investigations into Mr Thorp's murder. |
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