A serial killer was arrested by Kenyan detectives a month ago in connection to the brutal murder of Veronica Kanini (Nakuru-based) and led them to two other graves where he buried the victims.
Investigators were led by Moses Kipchirchir Ruto, 34, to two shallow graves. There he had buried his wife and son.
Kenyan Directorate of Criminal Investigations said Ruto confessed to killing Purity Chebet, 24, and her baby boy Ezra who was one and a half years old after hours of grilling on December 26.
The statement read:
“Moses Ruto made the revelation after being grilled by detectives, who were not convinced that Kanini was the suspect’s only victim.
“He killed them in early September before burying their remains along the banks of River Molo in Mogotio, a few metres from where he would later bury Kanini.”
Chebet was the accused serial killer. He told detectives that he had committed the crime after a family fight and that it happened Monday, December 27. He led the detectives to where he had buried both of them.
After digging through the spot, the decomposed remains of mother and son were exhumed, a few metres from where Kanini’s body was discovered on November 24.
The accused is believed that he had a clandestine affair with Kanini. They split up after Kanini told him that she had found a man.
The statement was complete
“Ruto who didn’t take the breakup kindly, resorted to killing Kanini in cold blood. Detectives believe that the suspect has committed more murders and are burning the midnight candle to find the rest of the graves.”
Ruto will take plea for the murder of Veronica Kanini on January 21, 2022.