Overview
- Robert James Purkiss, 38, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers in Tidworth, Wiltshire, and told Westminster Magistrates’ Court he will contest extradition.
- He was remanded in custody with a further hearing scheduled for November 14.
- Kenyan prosecutors have charged him with one count of murder over the death of Agnes Wanjiru, 21, whose body was found in a hotel septic tank near a British army base in 2012.
- Court summaries cited witness accounts and social‑media messages, including an alleged admission of "I’ve killed her" and a claim the death was "sex that went wrong."
- His lawyer says he vehemently denies the allegation and has Ministry of Defence‑funded representation, and the case was revived after a 2021 Sunday Times investigation.