British ex-soldier arrested over alleged murder of Kenyan woman in 2012

The National Crime Agency said Robert James Purkiss was arrested in Tidworth, Wiltshire on 6 November and appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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A former British soldier, Robert James Purkiss, has been arrested in the UK and faces extradition to Kenya in connection with the alleged 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old Kenyan woman. His arrest follows a warrant issued in September, with human rights lawyers urging swift cooperation between UK and Kenyan authorities to ensure a trial in Kenya.

Agnes Wanjiru's body was found in a septic tank in Nanyuki, Kenya, in 2012, with an inquest in 2019 concluding she was unlawfully killed by one or two British soldiers.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested Purkiss, 38, who intends to contest extradition, vehemently denying murder.
A 2021 investigation reported a British soldier confessed to the killing, and an army review in 2024 found 35 suspected cases of sexual exploitation by soldiers in Kenya.

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