Kenyan police announced on Monday that they had apprehended a suspect following the grim discovery of nine mutilated bodies in a Nairobi garbage dump.
The suspect was described as a “serial killer.”
In a statement, the head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin confirmed the arrest of the suspect.
“We have this morning arrested a prime suspect.
“The suspect confessed to have lured, killed and disposed of 42 female bodies at the dumping site.
“We are dealing with a serial killer, a psychopathic serial killer who has no respect for human life.”
“We have a second suspect who was caught with one of the handsets from one of the victims,” said Amin.
Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja reported that the 33-year-old prime suspect was apprehended around 3:00 am local time (0000 GMT) near a bar.
The arrest was made during a joint operation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the National Police Service. Kanja confirmed that nine bodies had been recovered so far and that autopsies on the victims would be conducted on Monday.
Since Friday mutilated and dismembered bodies — trussed in plastic bags — have been pulled from the rubbish heap in Mukuru slum area in the south of the capital, horrifying the country.
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