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Two British soldiers are under investigation over the alleged murder of a Kenyan woman, it has been reported.
The Ministry of Defence said the matter was being investigated by the authorities in the east African country but it would offer assistance if requested.
Agnes Wanjiru-Wanjiku disappeared from a hotel in Nanyuki on 31 March.
The 21-year-old's body was found on 5 June inside a septic tank on the hotel grounds, Sky News reported.
Thousands of British soldiers pass through the town of Nanyuki every year as part of their pre-deployment training for Afghanistan.
Human rights organisation Social Watch has written to the Kenyan department of public prosecutions complaining the case had not been properly investigated. The organisation said witnesses reported Ms Wanjiru-Wanjiku was last seen with a British soldier. The letter, obtained by Sky News, claimed that "a night guard witnessed a fierce fight in the room Wanjiru and the British soldier were occupying".
It claims that "a night guard witnessed a fierce fight in the room Wanjiru and the British soldier were occupying". "We are pleading with you to monitor the CCTV photo print-outs to ascertain what happened. The family have been left with a baby girl aged six months."
Another letter passed to Sky News is from the office of the Kenyan Director of Public Prosecutions to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Kenyan Police Force. "I have been directed by the Director of Public Prosecutions to urgently call for ... a progress report on the case," the letter reads. A letter sent to the Kenyan Police Force "The complainant has intimated that there is laxity on the part of the police to conclusively investigate the case and bring the culprits to book despite willingness by witnesses to come forth and testify." the letter says.
Finally a review by Nicholas Blake QC published in March 2006[1] following a two year investigation suggested the deaths were self-inflicted but criticised a number of aspects of training at Deepcut which could have contributed to the deaths. Blake was then a member of Matrix Chambers, a leading set of barristers' chambers. Points identified by the report were:
The training environment at Deepcut,
causing low morale through poor accommodation,
limited recreational facilities,
and the balance between privacy and dormitory life.
Unsupervised access to weapons. Supervision of trainees.
Discipline, bullying and informal sanctions.
Ventilation of grievances.
Poor instructors.
A report by the Army Board of Inquiry was due to be published in December 2007, but was delayed by the Ministry of Defence until published in May 2009. The inquiry supported Blake's findings and returned open verdicts.[2]
Originally posted by Peruvianmonk
reply to post by Peruvianmonk
Sky News invests in some speculation, insisting on calling the victim a prostitute first in its headline which I find quite disgusting
It claims that "a night guard witnessed a fierce fight in the room Wanjiru and the British soldier were occupying". "We are pleading with you to monitor the CCTV photo print-outs to ascertain what happened. The family have been left with a baby girl aged six months."
Another letter passed to Sky News is from the office of the Kenyan Director of Public Prosecutions to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Kenyan Police Force. "I have been directed by the Director of Public Prosecutions to urgently call for ... a progress report on the case," the letter reads. A letter sent to the Kenyan Police Force "The complainant has intimated that there is laxity on the part of the police to conclusively investigate the case and bring the culprits to book despite willingness by witnesses to come forth and testify." the letter says.
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If the soldiers ARE responsible it will get sorted. By the looks though the town is such a massive den of iniquity it could be anyone and the town is just shuffling for some compo.
Originally posted by Peruvianmonk
reply to post by Suspiria
If the soldiers ARE responsible it will get sorted. By the looks though the town is such a massive den of iniquity it could be anyone and the town is just shuffling for some compo.
You have to question where does responsibility lie for this "den of iniquity"? If this base wasn't there what would Nanyuki be like?
If the base wasn't there it would just be like the rest of Kenya and still full of sex tourists.
Originally posted by Peruvianmonk
reply to post by Suspiria
I like that these sex workers are standing up for themselves and have their own union, very progressive. The underlying view that it is ok to assault sex workers because of what they do is abhorrent, especially from those in power.
"Nanyiki Police is accused of taking a casual stance in the matter," the letter to the Kenyan Director of Public Prosecutions reads. "The (Nanyuki) police station is also accused of not (being) willing to pursue British Army personnel who act with impudence."