Kelvin Kangethe: US fugitive wanted for murder re-arrested in Kenya - BBC News

Kelvin Kangethe escaped custody in Kenya, and is wanted by US police in connection with a murder.

6 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, DCI Kenya Image caption, Kelvin Kangethe is alleged to have murdered and abandoned his girlfriend's body at a Boston airport before fleeing to KenyaBy Wycliffe Muia and Ian Wafulain Nairobi Kenyan police have re-arrested a fugitive murder suspect who had escaped from police custody, local media report.

Kelvin Kangethe, 41, is wanted by US authorities in connection with the killing of his girlfriend in Boston last October.

He has not commented on the allegations.

He had been detained in Kenya awaiting a decision on whether to extradite him to the US.

Last week, he escaped from a police station in the capital, Nairobi, where he was being held.

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