Sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested five gang members suspected of murdering a 37-year-old M-Pesa store worker on June 26, 2023 in a cold blood.
According to DCI, the suspects were apprehended in Starehe following a tip-off from members of the public, and a pistol presumed to be the murder weapon was recovered in the operation.
“The five suspects in the cold-blooded murder of a 37-year-old woman on June 26 were apprehended yesterday, following an intelligence-led operation that also included a specialized team of detectives from the DCI Nairobi regional command,” reads DCI statement.
Beatrice Okumu, the victim, was approached by three robbers shortly after shutting her business at approximately 10 p.m. The three men on a motorcycle robbed her of an undisclosed sum of money before shooting her dead.
