NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan man wished in Massachusetts to face homicide expenses has been extradited almost a 12 months after he fled the US, authorities stated Monday.
Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe is needed for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Margaret Mbitu, whose physique was present in a automobile at Logan Worldwide Airport in Boston on Oct. 31.
Kangethe left Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Sunday, and he is set to face homicide expenses at Suffolk Superior Court docket in Boston on Tuesday, Kenyan Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga stated.
“I want to reiterate my dedication and help, each time wanted, to the US of America, and particularly the prosecution crew as they proceed with the subsequent section of the case,” Ingonga stated Monday.
The prosecution stated that the extradition order has earlier been issued by the court docket in July.
Kangethe, who has renounced his U.S. citizenship, was concerned in a dramatic escape from a police cell after his Kenyan lawyer visited him in January. Disciplinary motion was taken towards 4 law enforcement officials who have been on responsibility when he escaped. He was rearrested per week later, and his extradition case continued.
Kangethe’s girlfriend Mbitu was a well being care aide in Halifax, Massachusetts, and was final seen leaving work on Oct. 30 and reported lacking by her household.
The preliminary investigation confirmed Mbitu had left her office and traveled with Kangethe to Lowell, Massachusetts, the place he lived, the prosecution in Kenya stated throughout the extradition case listening to.
Kangethe was additionally present in possession of non-public objects belonging to the deceased, prosecutors stated.
