DCI detectives from the Nairobi regional headquarters have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of a Kasarani woman on Sunday.
The body of Ms Catherine Waceke Kimotho was found lying in the compound and her farmhand was missing at the time prompting into investigations.
21-year-old Victor Ambeyi was arrested at his cousin’s house who was housing him and the two were arrested. Also arrested was Benjamin Kimani Mwaura, a 22-year-old phone repairer who was in possession of the deceased’s phone.
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“A 21-year-old man believed to have murdered his employer (Ms Catherine Waceke Kimotho) on Sunday, November 10 at Njathaini area of Kasarani has been arrested. The suspect, Victor Ambeyi, was smoked out of his hideout at Valley area of Kinoo in Kiambu County.
In the sad incident reported at Njathaini Police Station, the deceased’s body was discovered sprawled at her homestead, and the suspect, a casual labourer at the home, missing.
Acting on intelligence, DCI officers from Nairobi regional headquarters proceeded to Kinoo, where the suspect was being harbored by his cousin, Collins Seda Wanjau, 22. The two were arrested.
After interrogating the suspects, detectives furthered the investigation to Githurai 44, where they recovered the mobile phone of the deceased at a phone repair shop belonging to 22-year-old Benjamin Kimani Mwaura.
He was also taken into custody. The three suspects have been booked at Kasarani Police Station ahead of their arraignment tomorrow, as detectives seek to unearth the motive behind the heinous murder.” said DCI
