This archive report was first published on 5 November 2019.
On August 8, 2016, Peter Ngugi was arrested by Flying Squad officers, but he was not booked until the following day at Kamirithu Police Post at 8pm, according to Chief Inspector Robert Owino.
Ngugi's lawyer, Kevin Michuki, insisted that he was held by the police beyond 24 hours and without being booked in the Occurrence Book (OB), but Owino replied that the suspect was held within the 24 hours and was subsequently surrendered to the court.
During the hearing, Owino explained that Ngugi was arrested and it was decided that he was a key person after interrogation. He was also asked about a letter written to Safaricom's liaison officer in a bid to provide data on calls which would help connect the suspects to the murder.
According to Owino, when Leliman locked the three at Syokimau Police Station on June 23, 2016, Kimani wrote a note on a tissue paper requesting passersby to call his wife and explain that they had been locked up.
The court heard that Kimani's wife disregarded the call, thinking it might be some cons, but a boda boda rider saw the note, read its content, and called his wife. The rider later threw away the socket and the tissue paper, but Owino managed to trace him and retrieve the tissue, which was discovered to be Kimani's handwriting.
The case will proceed on November 25.
