Ex-British soldier arrested in London over Agnes Wanjiru's murder

Ex-British soldier arrested in London over Agnes Wanjiru's murder..

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A former British soldier, Robert James Purkiss, has been arrested in London in connection with the 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru near a UK army training camp in Kenya. This arrest follows Kenya's issuance of an arrest warrant and extradition request for a British citizen in September.

Agnes Wanjiru, 21, was found in a septic tank at the Lion's Court Hotel in Nanyuki, Kenya.
A 2019 inquest concluded she was murdered by British soldiers.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed the arrest of Robert James Purkiss, 38, a former soldier, who appeared in Westminster Magistrates' Court.
The case has strained relations between Kenya and the UK, with concerns about a defence cooperation agreement complicating prosecution.

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