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Ex-British soldier arrested in UK over alleged murder of Agnes Wanjiru

Pictured, 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru whose body was found in Nanyuki in 2012. [File, Standard]

A former British soldier has been arrested in the United Kingdom over his alleged role in the 2012 murder of Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki.

According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the suspect, Robert James Purkiss, has been remanded in the UK and is expected to appear in court on Friday, November 14, for a bail hearing tied to an extradition request.

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