The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested the prime suspect in the murder of journalist Lilian Achieng Aluko.
In a statement on Friday, the DCI said the suspect who has been identified as George Mwenda Mutegi was apprehended in the Kaanwa area of Tharaka Nithi county.
“George Mwenda Mutegi, the prime suspect in the monstrous murder of Ms Lilian Achieng Aluko has been arrested after days of scrupulous manhunt. Mutegi was smoked out of his hideaway at Kaanwa area of Tharaka Nithi county,” DCI stated.
The prime suspect was arrested by a combined team of hawkshaws from DCI Headquarters augmented by their Meru counterparts following days of meticulous investigations launched on November 1, 2024, the night Mutegi is believed to have murdered his girlfriend.
According to the DCI Mutegi disappeared and erased his footprints after he allegedly killed his girlfriend Lilian Achieng.
“Police and the neighbors would only wake up to a slain Achieng, whose lifeless body lay soaked in blood with a stab wound at the back of her right ear and visible injuries on her face and hips.
“Probing the case, police found out that the two lovebirds had on the fateful night had a good time at a local establishment, before retreating to the boyfriend’s place aboard in Kahawa West,” said the DCI.
During the night of the incident, neighbors were drawn to loud screams from Mutegi’s locked house, which were quickly deafened by loud noise from his sound system.
Unaware that the distress call the neighbors went back to their houses hoping that the duo would resolve their issues.
“That night, the life of a 33-year-old lady with a blossoming career as a presenter at a local radio station was ended,” DCI added.
The suspect is currently being held in Kararani, awaiting processing and arraignment in court.
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