Campbell R. Bridges (1937 – 11 August 2009) was a Scottish-born
Kenyan
gemologist.
Bridges, originally from Scotland, lived in Kenya with his family and regularly mined for rare gemstones with his son Bruce Bridges. The discovery of the green variety of
garnet known as
tsavorite and the importation of
tanzanite into the west solidified his reputation and led to a consultancy with
Tiffany & Co. in 1973.
Bridges was attacked by a gang of 20 men armed with clubs, spears, bows and arrows in the town of
Voi
Voi is the largest town in Taita-Taveta County in southern Kenya, in the former Coast Province. It lies at the western edge of the Taru Desert, south and west of the Tsavo East National Park. The Sagala Hills are to the south.
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and died of his injuries on arrival at hospital. He was 71. Kenyan police made an arrest for the murder on 19 August 2009. As of late 2012, the trial of the eight people charged in the crime continues.
As of December 2014, murderers Mohammed Dadi Kokane, Alfred Njuruka Makoko, Samuel Mwagainia and James Mwita are sentenced to a total of 160 years in prison by Judge Maureen Odero.
References
External links
Campbell Bridges- Daily Telegraph obituary
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Gemologists
Scottish emigrants to Kenya
People murdered in Kenya
Scottish murder victims
British people murdered abroad
1937 births
2009 deaths
White Kenyan people
20th-century Scottish scientists
21st-century Scottish scientists