Nairobi court told how Starlet Wahu murder suspect fled Airbnb in blood-soaked towel

Socialite Scarlet Wahu and John Matara. Matara is accused of murdering Scarlet in a Airbnb in Nairobi. (Photos: Courtesy)

An Airbnb operator has given a harrowing account of the night she discovered the body of Kenyan socialite Starlet Wahu in a pool of blood inside a South B apartment, describing the scene as something that will haunt her for life.

Testifying before Justice Alexander Muteti at the Milimani High Court on Tuesday, Jane Wairimu Mutugi recounted how a routine booking spiralled into a gruesome crime scene that led to the arrest of murder suspect John Matara.