NAKURU Kenya June 5 -The man who murdered the manager of Chandarana Supermarket in Naivasha on May 22 has been arrested and crucial evidence including the murder weapons recovered.
Joseph Mungai Wanjira 25 is said to have murdered Hassan Abdullatif Salim at his residence and was on Wednesday June 5 flushed out of his hideout within Naivasha town at around 1pm by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
The deceased, the former manager at the supermarket at the Naivasha’s Buffalo Mall, had on that fateful day failed to report on duty.
His colleagues went to his house where they found the body sprawled on the floor in a pool of blood.
“Police rushed to the scene, and upon forcing entry, found the body of the 38-year-old manager sprawled on the floor in a pool of blood, cold. Signs of struggle depicting an attack were evident, with various household items notably missing,” the DCI said.
The detectives managed to retrieve CCTV footages which helped in the investigations.
On Wednesday, the suspect was arrested and found in possession of most of the items stolen from the deceased’s house including a TV set, a 6kg Pro Gas, a Samsung tablet, a hoodie branded NASA and a blood-stained bag.
“After a brief interrogation, the suspect led detectives to the deceased’s house where he retrieved the murder weapons, a kitchen knife and a piece of wood,” the DCI added.
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