NAIROBI : A Trial--Finally
Nearly 2 1/2 years after the crime, two Kenyan game rangers are to go on trial Monday for the murder of Julie Ward, a British tourist who disappeared while driving alone in a game reserve in September, 1988. Her dismembered and burned remains were found a week later.
The case turned into a major embarrassment for the Kenyan government, which at first claimed Ward had been attacked by wild animals or that she had committed suicide. The victim’s family contended that Kenyan police botched the investigation, perhaps deliberately to protect Kenya’s tourist reputation.
A subsequent Scotland Yard investigation identified the two rangers as prime suspects, while not turning up much physical evidence--a gap which will form the basis of the rangers’ defense, according to their lawyer.
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