Police arrest missing farmhand in Gladys Chania husband murder case

Farmhand arrested

Gladys Chania and Morris Mbugua when they appeared before a Kiambu court on October 17, 2022.They are the suspects in the murder of Rwanda based businessman George Mwangi.

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Detectives have arrested the missing farmhand in Kiambu politician Gladys Chania husband murder;  this brings to three number of suspects in the case.

John Muikiriria Mwangi, who went missing on the same day as the Rwanda based businessman George Mwangi Kamau (now deceased), was arrested at Karinga location, Kiambu County.

Kiambu police commander Perminus Kioi said that preliminary investigations show that Mr Kamau was killed inside his house in Mangu and his body ferried into Kieni Forest.

“All the circumstances under which he met his death point to that he was killed inside his house and his body ferried to the forest. We have recovered some of the weapons that were used in the murder including the motor vehicle,’’ Mr Kioi said.

Disappearance

Mr Morris Kamau Mbugua was hired on October 8, 2022, by the main suspect Gladys, a day before disappearance and death of Mr Kamau.

The two have so far been charged before a Kiambu court with the offense of murder.