In the BBC's internal newspaper, reporter Peter Greste has given the first detailed eyewitness account of the incident in Mogadishu in which Kate Peyton was murdered.

He writes:

"Because the hotel compound was full, our driver parked on the street outside.

"You take your cue from the locals, and there was nothing to suggest we were in any danger. People seemed calm and relaxed and, because of the government delegation inside, there were bodyguards everywhere."

Recalling the moment the shot was fired, Greste says:

"Instinctively I took cover and when I stood up I saw Kate slumped on the ground.

"She was conscious and lucid and asked what had happened. I held her and realised she had been shot in the back. She was bleeding but not profusely. The driver and I put her in the car and raced to the hospital. It was only six or seven minutes from the shooting to our arrival at the hospital.

"I spoke to Kate before she went into surgery and conveyed my optimism to her, reminding her that doctors in Somalia are among the most experienced in the world at dealing with gunshot wounds.

"Some years ago, in Afghanistan, I was present when a colleague was badly hit by shrapnel. He survived and I thought Kate would, too.

"The Somalis did their utmost. They could not have done more.

"Perhaps someone wanted to make a point about poor security in Somalia or perhaps the aim was to kill a foreigner as a protest against foreign intervention in the country."