Esmond Bradley Martin: Ivory investigator killed in Kenya

One of the world's leading ivory trade investigators, Dr Esmond Bradley-Martin has been found dead in his house in Nairobi, Kenya.

Report says the 75-year-old American had a stab wound in the neck.

His wife reported his death after returning home from a walk early in the evening. 

Police investigation is now underway. 

Bradley Martin was in the process of writing up his findings when he died.

His wife found him in their house in Langata. Police are investigating the circumstances but suspect it was a botched robbery.

Our correspondent says Bradley Martin had spent decades risking his life to secretly photograph and document the illegal sales of ivory and rhino horn, travelling to China, Vietnam, and Laos to pose as a buyer helping to find out the level of black market prices.

He first went to Kenya from the US in the 1970s when there was a surge in the number of elephants being killed for their ivory.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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