Detectives have arrested the second suspect linked to the murder of Kenyan Socialite Starlet Wahu Mwangu.
In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Anthony Nyongesa was arrested after assisting the main suspect, John Matara, at Nairobi’s Mbagathi Hospital.
Wahu’s body was discovered on Thursday morning at a 4th floor AirBnB room Y32 of Papino Apartments located in Nairobi’s South B after the watchman reported seeing the male suspect flee with bloodstained clothes.
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“The female owner of the BnB, who had let it out to Starlet and Matara for a night, used a spare key to unlock the house, which had been locked from the outside, only to stumble on the horrifying scene of the deceased’s body sprawled on the floor,” said DCI.
Detectives who were alerted rushed to the scene to find the young woman’s body soaked in a pool of flood, lying midway from the bed towards the main door, an indication of an attempt and struggle to call for help.
An autopsy report Examination of the body revealed a stab wound on the head near the left ear, a deep cut on the right thigh and a human bite on the left arm. Broken glasses and splattered blood throughout the room evidenced a moment of life and death struggle.
“The investigations are currently pointing to a possible serial sexual offender who thrives on blackmailing his victims and may be a member of a criminal ring that targets women on dating sites and other social media platforms,” added DCI.
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