Pastor Kanyari’s family and police alike are seeking to know if John Matara and Starlet Wahu knew each other prior to the murder or if it was a sex hookup gone wrong.
Starlet Wahu Mwangi was killed in tragic incident at an Airbnb in South B, Nairobi.
Police found her lifeless body in a pool of blood in room Y32 of the Papino building where the Airbnb is located.
24-year-old Starlet Wahu and the main suspect in her murder 30-year-old John Matara were captured in CCTV footage as they checked in at the Airbnb for a night of fun that turned tragic.
Police said the two rented the Airbnb for a night.
A thorough inspection of the bedroom where the two were led to the identification of circumstantial evidence including an HIV test kit with negative results.
Used condoms, victim’s clothes, alcohol and a knife believed to be the murder weapons were also recovered.
The suspect was not at the scene of the crime when police arrived. He was however traced to Mbagathi Hospital where he was found undergoing treatment for possible stab wounds.
The suspect is currently held at the Industrial Area Remand Prison as police continue with their investigations.
Police said that it was not clear at that moment if Matara stabbed himself after he killed Starlet Wahu as a way of misleading investigators upon his arrest or if he was stabbed by the deceased during a scuffle.
Detectives are also seeking to know if Matara and Starlet knew each other prior to the tragic murder or if it was a hookup that went horribly wrong.
Starlet Wahu’s family is also disturbed by the turn of events as they say the murder suspect is not known to them.
Speaking in an interview with Nairobi News, Starlet’s brother Pastor Victor Kanyari said his family had not seen Matara before.
“We had not seen the man before. We learned about him after her death. This is so tragic for us, the family, and even her friends. May her soul rest in peace,” Kanyari said.
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