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Arrest warrant issued for UK citizen after body found in septic tank in Kenya

An arrest warrant has been issued for a UK citizen after a woman’s body was found in a septic tank behind a hotel in Kenya. An inquest in 2018 concluded Agnes Wanjiru was murdered by British soldiers after she was discovered near a British Army base,...

16 Sept 2025 at 12:21

British ‘service person’ arrested in Kenya over rape allegation

A UK “service person” has been accused of rape near a British Army training camp in Kenya where a soldier is alleged to have murdered a woman, it has been reported. The alleged rape happened last month close to the British Army Training Unit Kenya ...

08 Jun 2025 at 19:19

British soldier accused of Kenya septic tank murder named

A British soldier accused of murdering a woman whose body was found in a septic tank behind a Kenyan hotel has been named as Robert James Purkiss. Court documents from the African nation, first reported by the Sunday Times, show Purkiss is ...

22 Sept 2025 at 09:20

Healey pledges ‘support’ for probe into soldier’s alleged murder of Kenyan woman

The UK will do “everything we can” to support the investigation into the alleged murder of a Kenyan woman by a former British soldier, the Defence Secretary has said. John Healey made the commitment after discussing the case of Agnes ...

14 Oct 2025 at 17:27

Ex-British soldier accused of Kenya septic tank murder insists he is innocent

A former British soldier accused of the 2012 murder of a Kenyan woman who was found in a septic tank has insisted he is innocent and said he does not believe he ever met her. Robert James Purkiss, 38, appeared in a London court ...

22 Nov 2025 at 08:54

Ex-British soldier accused of Kenya septic tank murder denied bail

A former British soldier accused of the 2012 murder of a Kenyan woman found dead in a septic tank has been denied bail. Robert James Purkiss, 38, does not consent to his extradition to the African nation, after the Kenyan ...

24 Nov 2025 at 13:40

Ex-British soldier told colleague alleged murder was sex gone wrong, court told

A former British soldier allegedly told a colleague the 2012 murder of a Kenyan woman who was found in a septic tank was “sex that went wrong”, a court has heard. Robert James Purkiss, 38, told Westminster Magistrates’ ...

07 Nov 2025 at 16:43

Family of woman allegedly killed by British soldier in Kenya criticise inquiry

The family of a woman allegedly killed by a British soldier have said after meeting the Defence Secretary that they have been subject to “too many empty promises” regarding investigations into her death. The body of ...

07 Apr 2025 at 11:03

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