Two men charged over the death of New Zealand photographer Trent Keegan in Kenya last year have been acquitted.
Muchiri Kariuki and Amos Kamau were accused of assaulting and robbing Mr Keegan him in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on May 28.
Mr Keegan, 33, was found dead in a trench, with his laptop and cellphone missing.
During the trial of the two men, the court was told that Mr Keegan died after being hit on the head from behind.
Today the Herald on Sunday reported Mr Keegan's family was fearful his killers may never be brought to justice.
Speaking from the family home in New Plymouth, Mr Keegan's sister Nikki said news of the men's acquittal on robbery with violence charges, was hard to take, but not unexpected.
"If they are who we suspect they are and had a part in Trent's death then it's absolutely wrong. On the other hand, I don't want anybody to be hung out just to appease us. It's so hard to know what to do and how you can get justice."
Two weeks before his death, Mr Keegan had been investigating allegations a US safari company had been mistreating Masai people in neighbouring Tanzania.
The company, Thomson Safaris, has denied the claims.
Mr Keegan said he had been harassed by police and local authorities over the story and had sent computer files to friends for safe-keeping, fearing something might happen to him.
Photographer and volunteer worker Brian MacCormaic, with whom Trent stayed in Tanzania during his investigation, was not surprised by the outcome.
"It very much looks like the police in Nairobi and the New Zealand High Commission in Pretoria are not interested in putting any more effort into finding the true killers of Trent," he told the newspaper.
