A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of his employer on Sunday, November 10, 2024.
The person of interest in the murder, Victor Ambeyi, was arrested in the Valley area in Kinoo, Kiambu County.
“A 21-year-old man believed to have murdered his employer (Ms Catherine Waceke Kimotho) on Sunday, November 10 at Njathaini area of Kasarani has been arrested. The suspect, Victor Ambeyi, was smoked out of his hideout at Valley area of Kinoo in Kiambu County,” the directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) stated after arresting him on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
According to the police, Ambeyi went missing moments before the body of his boss was found at her home. He was later arrested in Kinoo where he had found refuge at his 22-year-old cousin’s house.
“In the sad incident reported at Njathaini Police Station, the deceased’s body was discovered sprawled at her homestead, and the suspect, a casual labourer at the home, missing. Acting on intelligence, DCI officers from Nairobi regional headquarters proceeded to Kinoo, where the suspect was being harbored by his cousin, Collins Seda Wanjau, 22,” DCI stated.
He was arrested alongside his cousin and after interrogation led the police to a phone repair shop belonging to 22-year-old Benjamin Kimani Mwaura, where the phone of the deceased was recovered.
“The two were arrested. After interrogating the suspects, detectives furthered the investigation to Githurai 44, where they recovered the mobile phone of the deceased at a phone repair shop belonging to 22-year-old Benjamin Kimani Mwaura. He was also taken into custody. The three suspects have been booked at Kasarani Police Station ahead of their arraignment tomorrow (Wednesday), as detectives seek to unearth the motive behind the heinous murder,” DCI added.
