This archive report was first published on 30 November 2019.
On November 30, 2019, detectives in Nanyuki made a significant breakthrough in the murder case of Joyce Syombua and her two children, with the arrest of a third suspect.
The suspect, identified as James Maina Mwangi, 48, is a technician at the Nanyuki 43 Ordinance Composite Company.
According to detectives from the DCI, Mwangi planned the execution and disposal of the bodies, together with the main suspect, Maj. Mwaura.
As reported earlier, Joyce Syombua (31) and her two children, Shanice Maua (10) and Prince Michael (5), were reported missing before their bodies were found buried at a graveyard in Nanyuki.
The three had visited Maj. Peter Mugure at the Army Airbase in Nanyuki, where the tragic events unfolded.
On November 16, the bodies of Syombua and her children were discovered at Makaburini in Thingithu area.
Two other suspects, Maj. Mugure and Collins Pamba, a casual labourer at the Laikipia Airbase, are being held separately for 21 days at Nanyuki and Narumoru police stations.
