Naftali Mohammed in company of three others will be charged for the murder of a 14 year old standard seven girl in Nairobi’s Eastleigh Estate.
Naftali who also happens to be the victims auntie lied to detectives that the 14-year-old girl was an orphan.
However, according to investigations the girls mother was alive but was mentally ill.
According to the Parklands deputy Directorate of Criminal Investigation officer James Koech, “From the autopsy, she was killed with a blunt object. There were injuries in the head and other parts of the body.”
The mother and the grandmother arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday after the girl was buried the previous day per Muslim tradition. The father is expected in Nairobi from Ethiopia, where he lives.
The suspects wanted to bury the girl on Sunday morning, but were intercepted by the police at the South C mosque at 5am, as the burial arrangements were under way.
“We were informed by the public about the mysterious death of the girl and initiated investigations. We already have the suspects who now face murder charges,” Koech told the Star by phone.
Police arrested the aunt the same day and arraigned her on Monday.
The prosecution sought to detain her and at Pangani police station for 14 days as they concluded the investigations.
The other suspects were arrested on Monday and arraigned on Tuesday.
The court allowed the police to detain them for 11 days.