This archive report was first published on 19 November 2019.
Published on November 19, 2019, a report by the Star highlighted the peculiar behavior exhibited by Peter Mugure, a former Kenya Defense Forces soldier facing murder charges for killing his estranged wife and two children.
According to the report, one of Mugure's colleagues at the Laikipia Air Base described the ex-KDF major as having exhibited unusual behavior, including standing in the rain for over 30 minutes.
'At one time while driving in the camp, I spotted him standing in the rain for over 30 minutes. He was being rained on and was constantly looking at his watch,' the colleague said, adding that this behavior disturbed fellow soldiers at the base.
The colleague also noted that Mugure was 'grounded' after he crashed an airplane as a trainee pilot, suggesting that this incident could have contributed to his personal and mental problems.
Meanwhile, the mother of the deceased, Joyce Syombua, has claimed that there was a previous attempt on the lives of her two grandchildren, Shanice Maua, 10, and Prince Michael, 5.
Elizabeth Maua, the mother of Joyce Syombua, alleged that there was an attempt to poison the kids shortly before DNA tests to establish whether Mugure was their biological father.
'There was a time when they were coming home from school and met a woman who posed as their teacher at Lakewood. She bought them soda and mandazi. The younger child was very keen. He noticed the woman putting a substance that looked like black tea in the soda. They did not drink it,' Elizabeth said.
'When they went home to change clothes since their mother had left behind the key, another woman drank the soda. She felt weak afterward and was unable to speak,' Elizabeth added.
'When Peter called later, Mike asked 'are you the one who wanted us dead?'
On Monday, a Nanyuki Court allowed detectives to detain Mugure and his accomplice for 21 days to complete investigations.
