A Kenyan courtroom has issued an arrest warrant for a UK nationwide after a lady’s physique was present in a septic tank close to a British military base.
A British soldier is suspected of murdering 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru in 2012, in keeping with an inquest that concluded in Kenya in 2018.
Agnes’ physique was discovered behind a lodge in Kenya in Nanyuki in March 2012 – two months after her disappearance.
She was a hairdresser who additionally labored as a intercourse employee and had a five-month-old daughter named Stacey, in keeping with Kenyan media studies.
Agnes was final seen with British troopers stationed available in the market, Kenya, in keeping with the inquest.
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A autopsy examination discovered Agnes had died from stab wounds to her chest and stomach. There was additionally proof she had been overwhelmed.
It was unclear whether or not she had been sexually assaulted as a result of situation of her physique.
A British soldier has confessed to Agnes’s homicide, in keeping with studies.
The arrest warrant, issued by excessive courtroom decide Alexander Muteti at this time, says a suspect should seem earlier than a courtroom charged with homicide.
The sufferer’s household, who pressed police to reopen the case in 2021, have welcomed the arrest warrant.
‘We now have lived with the ache of Agnes’ dying for over a decade,’ they stated in an announcement issued on Tuesday by legislation agency Leigh Day.
They added: ‘The studies that an arrest warrant has been issued in opposition to a UK citizen is a major second for us and is extremely welcome.
‘We hope this marks the start of justice being accomplished for our beloved Agnes.’
Earlier this yr, the defence secretary, John Healey, met Agnes’ household in Kenya and pledged the UK’s ‘full assist’ for the investigation.
‘It was deeply humbling to satisfy the household of Agnes Wanjiru at this time,’ Healey stated in April.
‘Within the 13 years since her dying, they’ve proven such power of their lengthy struggle for justice. I reiterated my willpower to see a decision to the still-unresolved case.’
A UK Authorities spokesperson stated: ‘Our ideas stay with the household of Agnes Wanjiru and we stay completely dedicated to serving to them safe justice.
‘We perceive that the Kenyan Director of Public Prosecutions has decided {that a} British nationwide ought to face trial in relation to the homicide of Ms Wanjiru in 2012.
‘That is topic to ongoing authorized proceedings and we is not going to remark additional at this stage.’
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