Four arrested over murder of Scottish businessman in Kenya
Four men have been arrested over the murder of a Scottish businessman. The four suspects were arrested following an intelligence-led, multi-agency operation in Ukunda.
Campbell Scott, 58, was found dead in Makongo Forest on February 24 last year. The arrests came following a separate probe into a violent robbery involving an American national in Nyali near Mombasa. Scott was a senior director at the credit scoring firm FICO and had travelled to Nairobi for a conference prior to his disappearance. He was reported missing after failing to meet colleagues to deliver a presentation at the JW Marriott Hotel. His body was later discovered in a pineapple sack with his hands bound in the Makongo Forest. A post-mortem examination proved "inconclusive," but pathologists said the injuries on his body were "too minor" to have resulted in his death. Police initially questioned two men, a taxi driver and a nightclub waiter. Two men were later arrested in March last year, and one has appeared in court accused of murder.
Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the latest suspects were linked to the murder of Scott and multiple violent robberies. They said: "An operation was conducted by DCI officers drawn from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CR&IB) Headquarters, working jointly with their counterparts drawn from SCCIO Nyali and SCCIO Msambweni (Ukunda)." The DCI also said: "The suspects, Bernard Mbusu, Isaac Kinoti Kobia, Evans Muthengi Mutaki and Kelvin Mwangi Njoroge were apprehended at Ideal Apartments, Ukunda." The suspects have also been forensically linked to another robbery with violence incident in Watamu, Malindi Sub-County. "A search at the residence led to the recovery of stolen items, including an HP laptop, mobile phones, assorted foreign currencies, multiple credit
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Kenyan authorities have apprehended four individuals in connection with the death of a Scottish businessman-Campbell Scott-found in a sack last year. The suspects' arrest follows an intelligence operation-raising questions about the circumstances surrounding Scott's demise.
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