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| More suspects detained in Kware killings |
Two more suspects linked to the heinous killings in Kware, where dismembered bodies were found in sacks and dumped in a quarry, have been detained for 28 days to allow police to conclude investigations.
Amos Momanyi and Moses Ogembo, arrested for handling a phone belonging to one of the victims, Roselyn Ogongo, were arraigned at the Makadara Law Courts, which granted custodial orders for the completion of investigations.
Meanwhile, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), a team of homicide detectives, in collaboration with their CSI counterparts, revisited the house of Collins Khalusha in Mukuru kwa Njenga.
Among the items recovered were a pillowcase with noticeable blood stains, a blood-stained t-shirt, a blood-stained hammer, a blood-stained pair of pliers, three knives (one with blood stains), and a blood-stained pair of scissors.
Investigations are ongoing, and the suspect’s house and the dumping site remain active crime scenes.
The prime suspect in the serial killings, Khalusha, was arraigned in court on Tuesday and detained for 30 days pending the conclusion of the probe.
Through his lawyer, John Maina Ndegwa, Khalusha claimed he was tortured into confessing to the murders of 42 women and pleaded for access to medical care.
“My client, as he sits there, is in dire need of urgent medical attention. During the period under detention, he was subjected to molestation and torture, and the confession to having murdered 42 persons is laughable,” argued Ndegwa before the Makadara Law Courts.
The DCI, however, dismissed the abuse allegations, noting that only one police officer was assigned to the suspect to record his statement.
They sought to have Khalusha detained for 30 days, citing the likelihood of him continuing with criminal activities if released.
The investigative agency also told the court that they needed more time to trace witnesses and families of the victims scattered across the country.
They will also conduct DNA sampling, an identification parade, and a mental assessment of the suspect.
By Beth Nyaga