Ex British Serviceman Accused of Killing Kenyan Female Shows Up in Court

An individual has shown up before a judge as extradition hearings commenced in the investigation of Agnes Wanjiru, a woman of Kenyan origin who was murdered near a British army base in 2012.

Robert Purkiss, 38 years old, who is hailing from Greater Manchester region, appeared before the Westminster court on Friday, and stated to the court he planned to fight the extradition. It is understood that he was detained on Thursday night.

A detention order for Purkiss was issued by a Kenyan court in Nairobi in September. Legal prosecutors informed the Kenyan judiciary that the individual had been accused of a one count, of killing, and that the Kenyan authorities would pursue his extradition to answer to accusations.

Purkiss served formerly as a medic with the regiment of the Duke of Lancaster, the military regiment for the northwestern England, including on missions to Afghanistan.

Agnes Wanjiru, 21 years old, a beautician who had a young daughter, went missing after a evening out, and her remains was located 60 days later in the premises of the accommodation where she had last been seen.

Nobody had previously been detained or accused in relation to her passing. Purkiss’s arrest was the result of a recent detective probe, which followed a article in the year 2021 by the Sunday Times, in which the publication approached several current and former soldiers in the military group.

The investigation has been spearheaded by Kenyan detectives, which, under a bilateral security treaty, holds legal authority in the matter.