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Inquest examines Somalia shooting Shot producer 'doubted by bosses'
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An inquest into the death of a BBC producer killed in Somalia will examine whether she felt any pressure before working there, a coroner said. A BBC producer killed in Somalia felt she had to go to prove her commitment, her sister has told an inquest.
Kate Peyton, 39, of Beyton, Suffolk, died in February 2005 when she was shot in the capital Mogadishu. Kate Peyton, 39, of Beyton, Suffolk, was shot dead in the African country's capital, Mogadishu, in February 2005.
Coroner Peter Dean said the hearing would look into the risk assessment carried out by the BBC before Miss Peyton was deployed on the job. Coroner Peter Dean said the hearing would look into the risk assessment carried out by the BBC before Ms Peyton was deployed to the war-torn state.
The inquest at Ipswich Crown Court is expected to last five days. Her sister Rebecca told the inquest at Ipswich Crown Court that Ms Peyton felt her bosses doubted her commitment.
Miss Peyton had been deployed from her base in South Africa to film a series of reports from Somalia. The producer had been deployed from her base in South Africa to film a series of reports from Somalia.
The coroner said the inquest would consider "whether she felt under any overt or covert pressure or duress" to undertake the assignment. She was utterly clear in her mind that she had to do it - that she had no choice Rebecca Peyton
Extreme risk Ms Peyton, 36, told the hearing that her sister wanted a fourth year added to her contract.
Suffolk police investigated Miss Peyton's death and provided a report to the coroner. "She had been told there were doubts about her commitment to her job," she told the inquest.
Det Chief Insp David Skevington said Miss Peyton studied civil engineering at Manchester University and began her journalistic career as a radio reporter on Merseyside in 1993. "When it comes to news journalism, you can earn a lot of points by going to dangerous places. It is simply how it functions."
He said she moved to Johannesburg in 2001 and covered a number of major stories affecting Africa during the following years. She added: "She was utterly clear in her mind that she had to do it - that she had no choice."
Mr Skevington said Somalia has been without effective government since 1991 and had witnessed years of fighting between rival warlords. 'Extreme risk'
Security experts said visitors were under extreme risk, he added. Suffolk police investigated Ms Peyton's death and provided a report to the coroner.
He said Miss Peyton travelled to Mogadishu with a BBC reporter and arrived at midday on 9 February 2005. Det Ch Insp David Skevington told the inquest that Ms Peyton studied civil engineering at Manchester University and began her journalistic career as a radio reporter on Merseyside in 1993.
She was shot a little over two hours later while leaving the hotel used as a base by members of Somalia's transitional federal government. She moved to Johannesburg in 2001 and went on to cover a number of important stories affecting Africa.
She was taken to a nearby hospital and underwent surgery, but died shortly before 2000 local time that night. Mr Skevington said Somalia had been without effective government since 1991 and had witnessed years of fighting between rival warlords.
The hearing continues. Security experts and visitors were under "extreme risk", he told the hearing.
He said Ms Peyton travelled to Mogadishu with a BBC reporter, arriving at about midday on 9 February 2005.
She was shot a little over two hours later while leaving a hotel used as a base by members of Somalia's transitional federal government.
The producer underwent surgery in hospital, but died on the evening of the shooting.
The hearing, which is expected to last five days, continues.