Ruto said the compensation was not the “price of life, of pain or of loss,” and that should not be seen as a “reward for violence or criminality” in a country where violent protests are common.
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'It just totally came out of nowhere.'
'I hope this brings comfort and a sense of justice to those impacted, and underlines that our criminal justice system works for victims and vulnerable people.'
Brahim Kaddour-Cherif and William ‘Billy’ Smith were both accidentally released over the past two weeks
Two elderly residents were killed after a car crashed into Highcliffe Care Home in Sunderland (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
Sageer Hussain was previously jailed for 19 years for subjecting a girl to a 'campaign of violent rape'
Suspect Djeison Rafael, 21, is accused of stabbing Katie Fox, 34, in a random attack last Friday evening.
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Lily Whitehouse, 19, was found with serious injuries in Park Street, Oldbury
The 26-year-old from Leicestershire used to work in Buckingham Palace.
Katie Fox, 34, died of serious neck injuries before suspect Djeison Rafael, 21, made his first appearance in court.
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