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In a startling development, the investigation into Starlet Wahu's murder has taken an unexpected turn, revealing a potential connection between the prime suspect and a series of serial killings.
The individual identified as John Ongoa Matara, the primary suspect in the tragic murder of 24-year-old Starlet Wahu Mwangi, is now facing an expanded investigation for potential involvement in serial killings both within and outside Nairobi.
This recent development stems from a new case reported at the Makadara sub-county police headquarters. Another victim came forward, recounting her harrowing experience of attempted murder by Matara, whom she initially met on a dating site.
The trajectory of the investigation took an unexpected turn on Saturday, as additional victims surfaced to provide statements detailing assaults and attempts on their lives allegedly orchestrated by the 30-year-old Matara. This influx of new information has prompted law enforcement to delve deeper into the suspect's activities and assess the extent of his potential involvement in a series of violent incidents.
One of them claimed that she fell victim to the suspect on December 29 last year, days after meeting on a dating site.
In a chilling account, the victim described her encounter with Matara on a dating site before booking an AirBnB, where he initiated a violent assault, demanding access to her financial accounts.
“I met this guy on a dating site…he seemed so nice and even took me to an AirBnB. In the middle of the night he started strangling me and even asked for my M-Pesa statements,” she said, adding; “He was trying to strangle me so much.”
Preliminary police findings suggest Matara might be a serial killer targeting women through online dating platforms.
“He did bad things to me and asked for my accounts and asked me to transfer the money to him,” she added.
The victim, who requested to remain anonymous, identified Matara as the perpetrator after news of Starlet Wahu's murder spread, confirming that the individual matched the person she encountered. “It is the same guy…the number posted by DCI is the same guy I can testify that I used to transfer money to him which is John Ongoa Mtara,” the victim narrated.
The shocking revelations come after Wahu, who was murdered in an AirBnB in Nairobi’s South B, was buried at her parents' home in Kamulu area of Ruai.
Her burial came barely two days after her lifeless body was discovered on Thursday, shortly after checking into the apartment on Wednesday night.
Video surveillance from Papino apartments captured Wahu and Matara entering an elevator within the apartment block on Wednesday, before disembarking on the fourth floor and proceeding to the room which they had reportedly rented for a night.
“Walibook apartment and at 4am hicho kisa kikatokea,” Makadara OCPD Judy
Nyongesa said.
Police discovered the deceased’s lifeless body lying in a pool of blood
inside the apartment after the security at the AirBnB reported the
matter to the authorities.
Matara reportedly hastily left the premises on Thursday morning wearing
blood-stained clothes.
He was arrested at Mbagathi hospital where he took himself for treatment
for a stab wound to his stomach. Police believe he inflicted the wound
on himself to mislead the investigators.
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