Detectives investigating the gruesome murder of business woman Monica Kimani are in search of more evidence and a suspect.
The officers are looking for the murder weapon, believed to be a knife that was used to slit Monica’s throat, and the keys to her apartment at Lamuria Gardens in Nairobi’s Kilimani area.
The investigating team is said to have flew to Mombasa after getting information that a person of interest in the case is currently at the Coastal region.
“The team is pursuing information on a person of interest at the coastal county,” a detective said.
Police are working to crack the mystery of who the killer or killers of Mrs. Kimani are. They also want to find the key to Monica’s apartment and the murder weapon, which are still missing.
Without these items, the prosecution’s case could be compromised in terms of evidence. The murder weapon and the keys could also unravel the case and help identify the killer or killers.
Three suspects are currently being held by the police in connection with the murder. The director of public prosecutions Noordin Haji has so far ordered for the two main suspects, Joseph Irungu and Jacky Maribe charged for murder. This means that the third suspect Mr. Bryan Kassaine will be treated as a state witness.
The detectives are believed to have so far interrogated 15 people in connection with the murder and are set to start their case today against the prime suspect, Joseph Irungu aka Jowie. Those interrogated include guards at the Lamuria Gardens apartment block off Denis Pritt Road, Monica’s neighbours, a taxi driver, guards at a construction site at Royal Park estate in Lang’ata and a guard whose identity card was used to gain access to the compound where the body was found on September 20.
Some of Irungu’s friends have also been questioned. The friends, according to police, include those whom he had allegedly called and texted on the night Monica was killed.