Overview
- Kenya is seeking the extradition of Robert James Purkiss over the alleged 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru, whose body was found in a hotel septic tank in Nanyuki near a British Army base.
- In his first public comments, Purkiss said he did not kill Wanjiru and does not believe he ever met her, speaking to the Daily Mail.
- Purkiss told Westminster Magistrates’ Court he does not consent to extradition and was remanded in custody.
- The court heard claims that he told a colleague “it was sex that went wrong,” and that he replied with a smiling emoji in 2018 to a post referencing the hotel and septic tank.
- His lawyer said he vehemently denies the murder and has Ministry of Defence funding for his defence, with a further bail application due on Monday, November 24.