Kenya Court Says Slain Olympian Tirop’s Husband Must Take Mental Health Test

Kenya Court Says Slain Olympian Tirop’s Husband Must Take Mental Health Test
Kenyan athlete Hellen Obiri speaks during the funeral service of long-distance runner Agnes Tirop at Kapnyamisa village, Nandi county, Kenya, on Oct. 23, 2021. Monicah Mwangi/Reuters
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ELDORET, Kenya—A Kenyan court on Tuesday ordered the husband of slain Kenyan Olympian Agnes Tirop, who has been arraigned on suspicion of her murder, to undergo a mental health test before entering a plea, which he will do on Nov. 16, court officials said.

Tirop was found stabbed to death in her home in the Rift Valley town of Iten on Oct. 13, in an incident that has shone the spotlight on violence against women in Kenya.