The Mountain Journal
A British soldier who allegedly murdered a Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru 11 years ago will be flown back to face trial.
Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti said the culprit who was among the five soldiers who entered Lions Court Lodge in Nanyuki, while they were dressed in military uniform, has been identified.
Speaking before the parliamentary Defence and Foreign Relations, the DCI Chief said there was cooperation between Nairobi and London in matters pertaining to investigations into the death of Wanjiru who left behind a five months old infant.
The late Agnes Wanjiru whose death is under investigation in London
“The UK has confirmed that upon completion of the investigation the culprit will be brought to the country to face trial,” said Kinoti.
He told the parliamentary committee that a postmortem conducted by a pathologist Dr Obiero Okoth that the deceased was thrown into the septic tank when she was alive.
“A gardener was instructed by his supervisor to clean the septic tanks before he came face to face with the body which was later identified by the family,” said the investigations’ chief.
The supervisor ordered the cleaning of the septic tanks following odour smell in the compound.
The body was discovered two months after when the soldiers who were at the hotel had left Kenya after completion of their training.
The Nanyuki family has been waiting for justice to be done for Wanjiru as it struggles feeding and providing shelter to the child left behind by Wairimu.
Initial investigations revealed that the soldier under investigation was last seen walking with the late Wanjiru heading towards a room within the hotel.
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