Waziri Mayai Wa Maradhi
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The murder of a Scottish businessman whose body was discovered in a sack in Kenya has led to the arrest of four men.
On February 24 of last year, Campbell Scott, 58, was discovered dead in Makongo Forest, roughly 60 miles (96.5 km) from Nairobi, where he had been residing.
The four suspects were apprehended after an intelligence-led, multi-agency operation in Ukunda, a seaside town roughly 16 miles (25.8 km) south of Mombasa, according to Kenyan detectives.
The arrests followed a different investigation into a violent robbery in Nyali, close to Mombasa, that involved an American person.
Before going missing, Scott, a senior director at the credit scoring company FICO from Dunfermline, Fife, had flown to Nairobi for a seminar.
After failing to show up for a presentation with colleagues at the JW Marriott Hotel in the Westlands neighbourhood of the city, he was reported missing.
It was known that Scott had spent the night before at the Havana nightclub.
He was allegedly transported to a residence in the Pipeline district, a slum area, approximately 9.3 miles (15 km) from his hotel, according to Kenyan police.
According to the prosecution, he was detained there for a while while attempts were made to take money out of his bank accounts.
Later, in the Makongo Forest, his body was found in a pineapple sack with his hands bound.
Although the results of a post-mortem investigation were "inconclusive," pathologists stated that his injuries were "too minor" to have caused his death.
Two guys who were thought to be among the last to see him alive were first questioned by police: a nightclub server and a cab driver.
Later, two guys were taken into custody in March of last year, and one of them has been charged with murder.
After then, the police issued an appeal to locate three more suspects.
In a statement Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the latest suspects were linked to the murder of Scott and multiple violent robberies.
"The suspects, Bernard Mbusu, Isaac Kinoti Kobia, Evans Muthengi Mutaki, and Kelvin Mwangi Njoroge, were apprehended at Ideal Apartments, Ukunda, and 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 cards, cheque books from various banks and PDQ [card reader] machines."
On February 24 of last year, Campbell Scott, 58, was discovered dead in Makongo Forest, roughly 60 miles (96.5 km) from Nairobi, where he had been residing.
The four suspects were apprehended after an intelligence-led, multi-agency operation in Ukunda, a seaside town roughly 16 miles (25.8 km) south of Mombasa, according to Kenyan detectives.
The arrests followed a different investigation into a violent robbery in Nyali, close to Mombasa, that involved an American person.
Before going missing, Scott, a senior director at the credit scoring company FICO from Dunfermline, Fife, had flown to Nairobi for a seminar.
After failing to show up for a presentation with colleagues at the JW Marriott Hotel in the Westlands neighbourhood of the city, he was reported missing.
It was known that Scott had spent the night before at the Havana nightclub.
He was allegedly transported to a residence in the Pipeline district, a slum area, approximately 9.3 miles (15 km) from his hotel, according to Kenyan police.
According to the prosecution, he was detained there for a while while attempts were made to take money out of his bank accounts.
Later, in the Makongo Forest, his body was found in a pineapple sack with his hands bound.
Although the results of a post-mortem investigation were "inconclusive," pathologists stated that his injuries were "too minor" to have caused his death.
Two guys who were thought to be among the last to see him alive were first questioned by police: a nightclub server and a cab driver.
Later, two guys were taken into custody in March of last year, and one of them has been charged with murder.
After then, the police issued an appeal to locate three more suspects.
In a statement Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the latest suspects were linked to the murder of Scott and multiple violent robberies.
"The suspects, Bernard Mbusu, Isaac Kinoti Kobia, Evans Muthengi Mutaki, and Kelvin Mwangi Njoroge, were apprehended at Ideal Apartments, Ukunda, and 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 cards, cheque books from various banks and PDQ [card reader] machines."