Category: News
Date: 09.02.2005
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The 91Èȱ¬ confirmed this evening that 91Èȱ¬ Producer, Kate Peyton, shot earlier today in Mogadishu, has died from her injuries.
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Thirty-nine-year-old Kate Peyton had just arrived in Somalia with 91Èȱ¬ reporter Peter Greste to make a series of reports about the country.
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It is believed the shooting occurred outside the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu and as yet no further details of the incident are available.
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Peter Greste was unharmed.
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Ms Peyton had undergone surgery for a bullet wound and it was later reported that she died from internal bleeding.
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91Èȱ¬ Director of News Helen Boaden said: "Kate was one of our most experienced and respected foreign affairs producers who had worked all over Africa and all over the world.
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"She will be greatly missed, both professionally and personally.
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"Our thoughts are with her partner, Roger, his daughter, and Kate's mother, brother and sister.
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"We are in touch with the family and are doing everything we can to support them at this terrible time."
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91Èȱ¬ Director-General Mark Thompson said: "I am profoundly shocked and saddened by the news of Kate Peyton's death today.
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"Kate had worked for the 91Èȱ¬ since 1993 and was dedicated to covering news across the African continent.
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"All our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time."
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Kate Peyton has worked for the 91Èȱ¬ as a producer and reporter since 1993.
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She grew up in Suffolk and had been based in Africa for a number of years.
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She has also worked as a producer and trainer for the South African Broadcasting Corporation in Johannesburg.
