Cops connected to Lang’ata Police Station have arrested a Common Service Unit (GSU) officer in reference to the demise of Nelvin Museti whose useless physique was discovered outdoors her condo in Lang’ata on the evening of January 10, 2024.
A police report obtained by Kenyans.co.keindicated that the officer was arrested on the unit’s headquarters in Ruaraka, Nairobi, following a forensic evaluation of the deceased’s cell phone, name logs and messages which revealed he was on the deceased’s home on the evening of the homicide.
Detectives imagine that the GSU officer was within the firm of the lady within the condo the place they spent the evening.Â
Condoms, alcoholic drinks, bhang and bottles containing drinks had been additionally discovered inside the lady’s condo.
A police station in Kenya in a photograph dated 2021
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NPS
“It was later recognized that the GSU officer (title withheld) was discovered to have been in fixed communication with the sufferer. Additional evaluation revealed that the subscriber proceeded and joined the sufferer at her condo for the evening. Moreover, he was discovered to have bought the objects indicated,” learn the assertion partially.
“Additional investigations are ongoing to determine the place the drinks and what alteration occurred within the condo on the evening of the homicide.”
Detective Constable Johnson Wanjohi, who’s main the case, filed an affidavit in search of to detain the suspect for 21 days, explaining that he is perhaps a flight threat. The affidavit can also be aimed toward giving the police enough time to conclude investigations.
Within the affidavit, the detective referenced a postmortem report performed on Museti’s physique which confirmed that the sufferer was killed earlier than her physique was dumped outdoors the condo.
“The investigators forwarded the displays collected from the scene to the federal government chemist for toxicology and DNA evaluation,” learn a part of the affidavit.
This contradicted the preliminary investigations that claimed Museti jumped from the third ground of the condo to her demise.
The incident highlights the ugly murders orchestrated on girls up to now weeks, with observers calling on the federal government to forestall gender-based violence.
Azimio’s Raila Odinga denounced the latest enhance in femicide instances and emphasised that the development should be stopped.
“The ugly scourge of homicide of girls is now a nationwide emergency. It’s a risk to homeland safety. It should come to an finish,” the previous prime minister said.Â
A contingent of Common Service Unit (GSU) Cops strolling by the roadside
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Cyprian Nyakundi
