One More Suspect Arrested In KIMC Student Murder Case

A fourth suspect has been arrested for the gruesome murder of Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) student Purity Wangechi. Isaac Kariuki Kibui, 22, was arrested on Monday, 16^th may, 2022, at Thindigua Delish Nail bar in Kiambu county, as detectives burn the midnight candle to bring all of Purity’s killers to book.

After the arrest, Kariuki was escorted to his house, where a comprehensive search was conducted, leading to the discovery of a blood-stained jacket worn by the suspect on the night of the murder. The jacket shall be subjected to forensic analysis by experts based at the Biology unit of the DCI National Forensic Laboratory.

The experts who perform DNA testing will be seeking to establish whether the blood stains match with samples collected from the deceased by their crime scene counterparts. Purity Wangechi’s body which bore stab wounds and strangulation marks, was discovered on Saturday morning by the roadside, close to Mburiria estate in Kiambu county.

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The arrest of Kibui, brings the number of suspects in Purity’s painful murder to four, and detectives have promised to leave no stone unturned until all her killers are brought to book. Investigations indicate that Purity, 19, met her painful death after discovering that the man she had fallen in love with was dangerous and confronted him.

Meanwhile, the boyfriend, who is the mastermind behind the murder of John Wanyoike Kibungi alias VDJ Flexx, and two other accomplices, Kinaiya Kamau and Brendan Muchiri, were arraigned at the Kiambu law courts. The court granted detectives custodial orders to hold the suspects for 14 days to finalise their investigations.

Article by John Kachibo