Kelvin Kangethe: US fugitive wanted for murder escapes custody in Kenya - BBC News

Kelvin Kangethe allegedly killed his girlfriend in the US last October before flying to Kenya.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, DCI KenyaImage caption, Kelvin Kangethe is alleged to have murdered and dumped his girlfriend at the Boston Logan airport, before fleeing to KenyaBy Gloria Aradi & Ian WafulaBBC News, NairobiA man who fled the US after allegedly killing his girlfriend has walked out of a Kenyan police station where he was being held without anyone stopping him.

Kelvin Kangethe, 41, was arrested last week leaving a club in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a months-long manhunt.

A court had allowed his detention for 30 days awaiting possible extradition.

Authorities say that after Mr Kangethe murdered his girlfriend last October, he abandoned her body in a car at Boston Logan International Airport.

He then boarded a flight to Kenya, his country of origin.

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