Kenya arrests ‘serial killer’ suspect over dumped bodies: Police
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Crowds gather on the edge of an abandoned quarry to watch volunteers searching through a rubbish dump for human remains at a slum in Nairobi on July 14.
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NAIROBI - Kenyan police said on July 15 they had arrested a “serial killer” suspect after the gruesome discovery of nine mutilated bodies in a Nairobi rubbish dump.
“We have this morning arrested a prime suspect,” Directorate of Criminal Investigations head Mohamed Amin told reporters.
“We are dealing with a serial killer, a psychopathic serial killer who has no respect for human life.”
“We have a second suspect who was caught with one of the handsets from one of the victims,” said Mr Amin.
Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja said the 33-year-old suspect had been arrested around 3am local time (8am Singapore time) near a bar in a joint operation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the national police service.
He said nine bodies have been recovered so far, and autopsies on the victims will be carried out on July 15.
Since July 12, mutilated and dismembered bodies – trussed in plastic bags – have been pulled from the rubbish heap in Mukuru slum area in the south of the capital, horrifying the country.
Police on July 14 said the eight that had been recovered were all women.
Tensions ran high at the crime scene over the weekend
The discoveries have also thrown another spotlight on Kenyan police and added more pressure on President William Ruto, who is struggling to contain a crisis over widespread anti-government protests that saw dozens of demonstrators killed. AFP
