‘Serial killer’ arrested after bodies found in Kenya dump
Kenyan police have apprehended a man described as a “serial killer” suspected of the brutal murders of nine women whose mutilated bodies were discovered in an abandoned quarry used as a dump site. Identified as Collins Jomaisi Khalusha, 33, the suspect reportedly confessed to the murder of 42 women since 2022, including his wife.
Authorities arrested Khalusha at a bar early on Monday morning while he was watching the Euro final. The discovery of dismembered bodies at the Mukuru quarry in Nairobi has shocked and outraged the nation since the first grisly find on Friday.
According to Mohamed Amin, head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Khalusha admitted to enticing, killing, and disposing of 42 female victims at the dump site, with the murders occurring between 2022 and as recently as Thursday.
The arrest led police to Khalusha’s residence, located just 100 meters from the crime scene, where they recovered significant evidence, including 10 phones, a laptop, identity cards, personal female clothing, a machete believed to have been used in the dismemberments, and nine sacks similar to those used for body disposal.
Though authorities have confirmed nine bodies found at the quarry, local residents believe the actual count may be higher. The victims, aged between 18 and 30, were all killed in a similar manner, according to police reports.
Kenyan police have apprehended a man described as a “serial killer” suspected of the brutal murders of nine women whose mutilated bodies were discovered in an abandoned quarry used as a dump site. Identified as Collins Jomaisi Khalusha, 33, the suspect reportedly confessed to the murder of 42 women since 2022, including his wife.
Authorities arrested Khalusha at a bar early on Monday morning while he was watching the Euro final. The discovery of dismembered bodies at the Mukuru quarry in Nairobi has shocked and outraged the nation since the first grisly find on Friday.
According to Mohamed Amin, head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Khalusha admitted to enticing, killing, and disposing of 42 female victims at the dump site, with the murders occurring between 2022 and as recently as Thursday.
The arrest led police to Khalusha’s residence, located just 100 meters from the crime scene, where they recovered significant evidence, including 10 phones, a laptop, identity cards, personal female clothing, a machete believed to have been used in the dismemberments, and nine sacks similar to those used for body disposal.
Though authorities have confirmed nine bodies found at the quarry, local residents believe the actual count may be higher. The victims, aged between 18 and 30, were all killed in a similar manner, according to police reports.
