By Sara Malm PUBLISHED: 10:39 EST, 27 September 2013 | UPDATED: 14:09 EST, 27 September 2013 Hero: Mitul Shah, 38, pictured with his daughter Sarai, aged two, was killed by terrorist at the Nairobi shopping mall A British man who offered himself as a hostage to save the lives of a group of children was today described by colleagues as a 'born leader'. Mitul Shah, 38, a sales executive from London attempted to strike a deal with the terrorists, replacing children with himself, a heroic act which gave several victims vital time to escape. The selfless father did not get through to the gunmen and was shot alongside a number of children in the Kenyan tragedy, leaving behind his wife and two-year-old daughter.
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London-born Mitul Shah was killed in the Kenyan mall massacre
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The 38-year-old died after he offered to become a hostage to save children
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Tributes have poured in honouring 'a selfless man and a born leader'
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