Directorates of Criminal investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested a chef, Morris Njuguna who allegedly killed his girlfriend, stuffed her body in a suitcase and dumped it in Ruiru, Kiambu County, Kenya.
Ryspa Ndunge’s lifeless body was found
stashed in a suitcase and dumped at the gate to a rental building by tenants of
Mitikenda within Gatongora area of Ruiru on April 18, 2023, prompting
detectives to immediately launch investigations into the shocking incident.
DCI confirmed the arrest in a statement on
Friday, April 28, 2023, adding that they have obtained CCTV footage crucial to
unraveling the murder mystery of the 27-year-old woman.
“The deceased, who worked as a cashier at a
busy nyama choma eatery located at Kamakis along the Eastern bypass, had barely
five months ago moved in with her boyfriend, Morris Njuguna, 28, a chef at the
same establishment,” the statement read.
"However, due to the nature of their
duties, the man would be the first to arrive home before 10pm, while the
deceased would be dropped home later in the devil’s hours at around 3am.
"This didn’t go down well with Morris
who suspected that all that time was not spent on balancing the day’s sales as
alleged, but on other suspicious activities.
"This became the source of constant
arguments in their young union and on April 17, 2023, the argument degenerated
into a fight leading to the deceased’s demise, after she arrived past 3am.
"On the same morning, the suspect left
the house and went to work as usual. He informed his colleagues that the
deceased had quit her job and they would be moving out of their house to an
unspecified destination.
"That evening, the suspect went back to
the house carrying a sack which he had bought earlier in the day. He placed the
deceased’s body in a travel suitcase before covering it with the sack.
"The suspect then carried the lifeless
body disguised as a luggage, and after one kilometre, disposed it outside the
gate to a rental building, before walking off. CCTV footage obtained by
detectives showed the suspect carrying the suitcase at around 9:35pm before
dumping it.
"The shocking discovery of the
deceased’s body was reported at Gatongora police station by the landlord of the
building close to where Ryspa’s remains were dumped, vide O/B number
25/18/4/2023.
"Detectives based at DCI Ruiru who are
investigating the case arrested Morris 3 days later on April 21, 2023 and
recorded statements from various witnesses. They also arrested a second suspect
Francis Chege, 32, in Mukuyu, Murang’a County, who was found in possession of
the deceased’s phone. Francis who is a cousin to the main suspect claimed to
have been given the phone by Morris.
"The main suspect also led detectives to
the shop where he had bought the sack used in concealing the suitcase carrying
the deceased’s body.
“Morris Njuguna is currently in custody as
detectives finalize investigations into the murder most horrid, before charging
him with murder contrary to section 203 as read with section 204 of the penal
code.”
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