Mombasa Family Awaits Body Of Kenyan Killed In South Africa

A relative holds a photo of the deceased, Hassan Juma Stima. | image source: the-star.co.ke

The body of a Kenyan who died in the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa is expected to arrive in Mombasa on Monday.

Hassan Juma Stima alias Mohamed Abdul, 33, was stabbed by group of men in Johannesburg on April 17 and was rushed to Malaguana hospital, where he was admitted for six days before succumbing to his injuries.

Stima will be buried at his rural home in Msambweni, Mwembe Ngona Village.

According to his sister Mwanatumu Juma, the deceased had sustained deep head cuts and bled heavily before he was rescued by his Kenyan friends.

- The STAR