Crime research detectives based at DCI Headquarters have arrested a suspect of robbery and rape who was on the run since February 17, 2024, after luring a 40-year-old woman into a business deal only to commit the horrific act.

James Mwangi Wanjahi,39 was flushed from his hideout within the Kabete area, and a phone stolen from the Githurai-based businesswoman was recovered.

In the February incident, the victim reported at Kikopey Police Post in Gilgil that a man posing as a customer who knew her had called her to Nairobi CBD to discuss a business deal on some supplies that he needed, but turned against her when she boarded “his” car to go to a convenient place for the discussion.

On board the vehicle, she had passed out only to gain her senses hours later to find herself abandoned in the same car at a thicket in Gilgil, robbed of cash Sh17k, stripped half-naked and raped. The suspect has since been escorted to Gilgil Police Station and placed in custody pending arraignment.

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