A court in Kenya finds a housemate guilty in the killing of an LGBTQ activist

Housemate convicted of horrific murder of Kenyan LGBT activist

A Kenyan court has convicted a photographer for the murder of LGBT activist Edwin Kiprotich Kipruto, popularly known as Edwin Chiloba, whose body was found dumped in a metal box nearly two years ago.The court in the western city of Eldoret ruled that the prosecution had proved that Jacktone Odhiambo, who was living with Chiloba, had killed him.Chiloba’s body had been found dumped on the roadside in Eldoret, where he was a university student.The …

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Roommate convicted in brutal murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba

The roommate and suspected partner of an LGBTQ+ activist in Kenya has been convicted of his murder.Photographer Jacktone Odhiambo was found guilty of killing 25-year-old Edwin Kiprotich Kipruto, better known as Edwin Chiloba, nearly two years after the activist's body was found discarded in a metal box near where he attended university in January, 2023. Chiloba was found with socks stuffed into his mouth and a piece of denim fabric covering his …

Edwin Chiloba: Man convicted of murder of LGBTQ+ activist found inside a metal box

The Kenyan fashion designer and activist's body was found last year on a roadside, with his friend and housemate facing sentencing for the murder later this year The post Edwin Chiloba: Man convicted of murder of LGBTQ+ activist found inside a metal box appeared first on Attitude.

Kenyan court convicts housemate for LGBTQ activist's murder

Odhiambo denied killing his housemate despite samples of DNA being found on the victim’s body, and witnesses testifying to hearing the two in a heated argument and seeing Odhiambo move the metal box.