Mutegi was arrested on Friday, November 8 after days of scrupulous manhunt. He was smoked out of his hideaway in the Kaanwa area of Tharaka Nithi County.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced the arrest of George Mutegi, the main suspect in the murder of Lilian Achieng Aluko, a journalist in Kasarani, Nairobi County.
Mutegi was arrested on Friday, November 8 after days of scrupulous manhunt. He was smoked out of his hideaway in the Kaanwa area of Tharaka Nithi County.
The suspect’s arrest by a combined team of detectives from DCI headquarters augmented by their Meru counterparts was a culmination of days of meticulous investigations launched on November 1, 2024, the night Mutegi is believed to have murdered his girlfriend.
Image of a crime scene. /VIRALÂ TEAÂ KE
DCI added that after the heinous killing, Mutegi disappeared and erased his footprints. “Police and the neighbours would only wake up to a slain Achieng, whose lifeless body lay soaked in blood with a stab wound at the back of her right ear and visible injuries on her face and hips,” added the DCI.
Probing the case, police found out that the two lovebirds had on the fateful night had a good time at a local establishment, before retreating to the boyfriend’s place in Kahawa West.Â
“In an ugly turn of events, the attention of the neighbours was drawn to loud screams from Mutegi’s locked house, which was quickly deafened by a loud noise from his sound system,” stated the DCI in part.
“Unaware that the distress call was the last Achieng would ever make, the neighbours went back to their houses hoping that the duo would resolve their issues.”Â
What they did not know was that during the same night, the life of a 33-year-old lady with a blossoming career as a presenter at a local radio station was ended.
Aluko was found dead at her boyfriend’s house with injuries on her face and a stab wound in the back. She had previously informed her family on Thursday she would be spending the night at her boyfriend’s place, which would be the last time they saw her alive.
The suspect is currently being processed for arraignment as the DCI continues to investigate all other cases of a similar nature to ensure justice for all victims.
Officers stand guard outside the DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road. /NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE