Kenyan police have arrested a man they describe as a “serial killer,” suspected of being responsible for the brutal murders of nine women whose mutilated bodies were found in an abandoned quarry used as a dump.
According to the police, Jomaisi Khalisia, 33, confessed to killing 42 women since 2022, including his own wife.
The suspect was detained early Monday morning at a bar where he was watching the Euro final.
Kenya has been in shock and outrage since the first dismembered bodies were discovered on Friday in Nairobi.
Mohamed Amin, head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), said, “[He] confessed to luring, killing, and disposing of 42 female bodies at the dumping site, all murdered between 2022 and as recently as Thursday.”
He added that crucial evidence was found in the suspect’s house, including 10 phones, a laptop, a machete, identity cards, and personal female clothing.
Mohamed Amin reiterated that the suspect confessed to luring, killing, and disposing of 42 female bodies at the dumping site, all killed between 2022 and as recently as Thursday.
He emphasised that significant evidence was discovered in the suspect’s residence, such as 10 phones, a laptop, a machete, identity cards, and personal female clothing.
NANCY MBAMALU
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