Caskets on landfill in Kenya: Man confesses to killing 42 women
The suspect confessed to having lured, killed, and disposed of 42 women at the Landfill, according to Amin. "We are dealing with a serial killer, a psychopathic serial killer, who has no respect for human life.", the chief investigator further stated. The suspect is 33 years old and was arrested near a bar in Nairobi where he had previously watched the final match of the European Football Championship from Germany. The landfill in the slum of Mukuru is only a hundred meters from the suspect's house.
During the search of the house, a machete was found, "which, in our opinion, was used to dismember the victims", the chief investigator added. The suspect claimed, "my first victim was my wife, whom I strangled before dismembering her body and depositing it at the landfill". All subsequent victims were "killed in the same manner".
According to the detainee, he committed the murders between 2022 and July 11 of this year. A second suspect was also arrested in connection to this case, who was in possession of one of the victims' phones. No further details about this arrest were disclosed.
Previously, at least nine mutilated female bodies had been discovered on a landfill in Nairobi. According to the police, they were "heavily dismembered and stored in sacks". The ages of the discovered victims ranged from 18 to 30 years old, Amin stated. After the arrest and the suspect's statements, searches were to be conducted both at the landfill and in the house a hundred meters away.
The discovery of the mutilated women's bodies caused widespread horror not only in Kenya but also beyond its borders. Immediate speculations arose that the police might be involved in the women's murders, and that the victims could be pro-government protestors. These suspicions gained traction due to the presence of a police station only a hundred meters from the landfill.
Human rights organizations frequently accuse the Kenyan police of extrajudicial killings, particularly in poorer neighborhoods. The police are under close scrutiny since dozens of people were killed during government-critical protests in the previous month. These were the most violent clashes in Kenya since the country gained its independence from Britain in 1963.
- The suspect, a 33-year-old man, was arrested near a bar in Nairobi where he watched the final match of the European Football Championship from Germany.
- The chief investigator mentioned that the suspect confessed to luring, killing, and disposing of 42 women at the Landfill.
- During the search of the house, a machete was found, which the chief investigator believed was used to dismember the victims.
- The suspect claimed his first victim was his wife, whom he strangled before dismembering her body and depositing it at the landfill.
- In connection to this case, a second suspect was also arrested in Nairobi, who was in possession of one of the victims' phones.
- The discovery of mutilated women's bodies at the landfill in Nairobi caused widespread horror, leading to suspicions that the police might be involved in the women's murders.
- Human rights organizations frequently accuse the Kenyan police of extrajudicial killings, particularly in poorer neighborhoods, adding to the scrutiny on the police force.
