The prime suspect in the murder of three men in Kiambu Town has been transferred to Kiambu Police Station ahead of his expected appearance in court as detectives seek more time to complete investigations.
Police said Moses Kinyua Kigera was handed over to officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Kiambu East after his arrest by security agencies in Mathira East Sub-County, Nyeri County.
The suspect had been arrested at Githima B Village in Giakaibei Sublocation, Gathehu Location, following a manhunt linked to the killings.
The case relates to the murder of Kennedy Mambo, John Kamau and Cyrus Muchiri, who were found dead at Muthithi Estate in Kiambu Town on July 21.
After being formally handed over at Karatina Police Station, detectives escorted Kigera to Kiambu, where he was booked into police cells pending his arraignment before the Kiambu Law Courts.
Police said they intend to present the suspect before court to seek custodial orders to allow detectives to complete investigations into the triple murder.
The case remains under investigation.
He had attacked and killed three men at a construction site. This was after he had been sacked over claims of stealing, police said. The man was initially the caretaker of the site belonging to a woman who is out of the country.
And police have launched investigations into the murder of an 80-year-old man who was found dead inside his house in Nyandarua North Sub-County.
The victim, identified as Paul Kibuthu Kanyiria, was discovered on Thursday evening at his home within the Mairoinya area after relatives became concerned when he had not been seen for some time.
Police said the deceased’s son asked his nephew to check on the elderly man. The nephew, accompanied by neighbours, went to the house and found him lying unresponsive on the floor with visible head injuries.
Investigators found the body lying face down beside a bed inside the deceased’s two-bedroom timber house. The victim had injuries to the back of the head believed to have been inflicted with a sharp object. Police also noted marks on the neck consistent with a struggle and suspected the victim may have been strangled using a cord.
During the examination of the scene, investigators recovered a blood-stained metal rod and a blood-stained sisal string, which are believed to be possible murder weapons.
Crime scene personnel from Nyahururu documented and processed the scene before the body was moved to the Nyahururu County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Police have launched investigations to establish the motive behind the killing and identify those responsible.
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