A man suspected of killing at least 42 women, including his wife, has escaped police custody by cutting through wire mesh in the holding cells and scaling the perimeter walls, authorities said — sparking outrage in a country horrified by the gruesome discovery of dismembered bodies in a quarry earlier this summer.
Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, who Kenyan police said confessed to the killing, was being held at Nairobi’s Gigiri police station after being arraigned in court as detectives were given additional time to investigate before bringing formal charges.
Khalusha’s lawyer denied the allegations and claimed that he was tortured to confess.