Summary
A Kenyan High Court issued an arrest warrant for a British national suspected of the 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru. The court's decision is a step toward extraditing the suspect from the UK to face trial in Kenya.
Key Facts
- Agnes Wanjiru was killed in March 2012, and her body was found three months later in a hotel septic tank in Nanyuki, Kenya.
- A British national is suspected of the murder.
- A Kenyan High Court judge has issued an arrest warrant for the suspect.
- Prosecutors in Kenya provided evidence to support the arrest warrant.
- The court ruling allows for the process of extraditing the suspect from the UK.
- The UK's Ministry of Defence stated it is cooperating with the Kenyan investigation.
- Wanjiru's family has been seeking justice for her death and lives near the British Army Training Unit in Kenya.