Former British soldier fighting extradition to Kenya in death of woman

A erstwhile British worker is warring extradition to Kenya, wherever helium faces execution charges

LONDON -- A erstwhile British worker said Friday that helium would combat extradition to Kenya wherever helium faces charges of murder successful the decease of a woman whose decomposed assemblage was recovered successful a septic vessel 13 years ago.

Robert James Purkiss, 38, appeared successful Westminster Magistrates' Court to contention his transportation to Kenya, wherever helium is charged successful the sidesplitting of Agnes Wanjiru, who was past seen leaving a edifice barroom with British soldiers successful the municipality of Nanyuki, adjacent a British service grooming ground.

British soldiers connected permission had been drinking heavy connected March 31, 2012, astatine a edifice wherever they were known to wage section women for sex, Prosecutor Joel Smith said.

Wanjiru, 21, had near her babe girl with a person that nighttime and said she was going to “hustle for her daughter," Smith said.

"She was ne'er seen live again,” Smith said.

Smith said Purkiss confessed to different soldiers that helium killed Wanjiru.

One soldier, who had been drinking that night, said helium saw Purkiss crying.

“When helium was asked why, the suspect said ‘I’ve killed her,’” Smith said.

Purkiss did not participate a plea but shook his caput arsenic the authoritative described the grounds against him.

Defense lawyer David Josse said Purkiss, who is self-employed and works from the location helium shares with his woman and 2 children, “vehemently denies” the execution charge.

Smith said Purkiss told different workfellow that it was “sex that went wrong" and led a worker to the septic vessel to presumption the body.

A postmortem introspection concluded that Wanjiru whitethorn person been live erstwhile she was dumped successful the tank, Smith said.

Wanjiru's household has been seeking justness for years and their typical met with British Defense Secretary John Healey, who pledged his enactment aft the Nairobi tribunal successful September ordered the apprehension of Purkiss, who was not publically named astatine the time.

District Judge Briony Clarke rejected a petition to merchandise Purkiss. He was remanded to custody until a Nov. 14 bail hearing.

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