Suspect Arrested Over Killing of 18-Year-Old Molo Student
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The arrest brings a major breakthrough in the investigation, with the suspect expected to face justice as detectives continue pursuing the case.
Police have arrested Walter Kipkoech, the 23-year-old suspect wanted over the killing of 18-year-old Joy Wangui in Kiambaa area, Molo, Nakuru County.
Kipkoech was arrested at a hideout in Lagwenda village, Kuresoi North, following a joint manhunt by detectives. He had been on the run since September 4, when Wangui, a Form Four student at Molo Secondary School, was found dead inside her home.
Wangui’s brother reportedly returned home from a nearby shop and discovered her body lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, with her head severed.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, detectives recovered an axe, panga and two knives bearing bloodstains near the body. Wangui’s head was later found in a corridor, where investigators...
The arrest brings a major breakthrough in the investigation, with the suspect expected to face justice as detectives continue pursuing the case.
Police have arrested Walter Kipkoech, the 23-year-old suspect wanted over the killing of 18-year-old Joy Wangui in Kiambaa area, Molo, Nakuru County.
Kipkoech was arrested at a hideout in Lagwenda village, Kuresoi North, following a joint manhunt by detectives. He had been on the run since September 4, when Wangui, a Form Four student at Molo Secondary School, was found dead inside her home.
Wangui’s brother reportedly returned home from a nearby shop and discovered her body lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, with her head severed.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, detectives recovered an axe, panga and two knives bearing bloodstains near the body. Wangui’s head was later found in a corridor, where investigators said a message had allegedly been written on the wall using blood.
At the time of his arrest, Kipkoech was reportedly wearing a blood-stained boxer, a white T-shirt bearing Wangui’s name at the hem and black jeans with dry blood stains.
Preliminary investigations indicate Kipkoech was Wangui’s boyfriend, with detectives pursuing a relationship dispute as a possible motive.
He is being held at Molo Police Station pending arraignment as investigations continue.
