US EditionFamily of Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by British soldier welcome extradition proceedings
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On Saturday, 7 November, the Kenyan authorities welcomed the pre-trial detention in the United Kingdom of a former British soldier - Robert James Purkiss - suspected of killing, in 2012 in Kenya, Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old young mother whose body was found in the septic tank of a Nanyuki hotel in central Kenya, near which the British Army Training Unit in Kenya is located.
Ex-British soldier arrested over killing of Kenyan woman - The Press United
The African state’s authorities have been seeking the extradition of Robert James Purkiss over an incident from 2012 A former British soldier has been arrested in the UK for allegedly murdering a Kenyan woman more than a decade ago. Robert James Purkiss, 38, appeared in a London court on Friday for an initial extradition hearing, […]
Kenyan prosecution welcomes detention of UK ex-soldier over woman's murder
Nairobi (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 Kenya's prosecution service on Saturday welcomed the detention of a British ex-soldier accused of murdering a woman in the east African country more than a decade ago. Robert James Purkiss, 38, was remanded in custody by a judge after being arrested on Thursday, Britain's National Crime Agency said in a statement. Purkiss is wanted in Kenya on suspicion of killing 21-year-old Agnes Wanji
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