What the records say
- When
- 24 Jan 1953
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 4
- Coordinates
- 0.10° N, 38.00° E
- Description
- 1953 killing in Kenya
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Ruck Family massacre
Incident in the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya
The Ruck Family massacre took place during the Mau Mau Uprising. Farmer Roger Ruck, his wife Esme and six-year-old son Michael, along with one of their African servants, were killed by Mau Mau, one of whom allegedly worked for the family. The killing shocked the European community in Kenya and was widely reported in the Kenyan and British press, with many including graphic photographs of the dead child.
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