{"id":137748,"date":"2026-04-15T06:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/two-suspects-arrested-over-githunguri-child-abduction-and-murder\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:02:56","slug":"two-suspects-arrested-over-githunguri-child-abduction-and-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/two-suspects-arrested-over-githunguri-child-abduction-and-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Suspects Arrested Over Githunguri Child Abduction and Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI,Kenya Apr 15-Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a nine-year-old boy in Kajai area, Githunguri Sub-County, Kiambu County.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspects 32-year-old James Ngigi Ngendo and 75-year-old James Mburi Chichu \u00a0are currently in custody after being arraigned in court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo individuals have been arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a 9-year-old boy in Kajai, Githunguri Sub-County, Kiambu County, following a swift investigation by detectives,\u201d the DCI said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Police obtained 10-day custodial orders to allow detectives to complete investigations into the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The case was first reported by the child\u2019s mother, who had left him at home in the care of his grandmother and sister while attending a family gathering in Kipipiri.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShortly after her departure, the grandmother received a call from an individual later identified as James Ngigi Ngendo, who claimed to have abducted the child and demanded a ransom of KSh150,000,\u201d the DCI stated.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives moved swiftly, tracking down the first suspect to his hideout in Gitothua area of Ruiru Sub-County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetectives smoked out the first suspect from his hideout in the Gitothua area of Ruiru Sub-County. He subsequently led officers to the second suspect in the Kigio area of Githunguri Sub-County, culminating in their arrest,\u201d the agency added.<\/p>\n<p>Even as the suspects were taken into custody, the search for the missing boy continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActing on leads from the arrested suspects, detectives conducted a search at the premises where the first suspect had been living prior to the incident,\u201d the DCI said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe search resulted in the discovery of the body concealed in a manila bag, hidden under clothing materials on the rooftop,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Crime Scene Investigators processed the scene before the body was moved to Mukoe Funeral Home, where it awaits a postmortem examination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Directorate of Criminal Investigations remains steadfast in its commitment to delivering justice for victims of heinous crimes, especially offences targeting children,\u201d the agency said. \u201cDCI detectives will continue to pursue all leads rigorously to ensure the full extent of justice is served in this tragic case.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI,Kenya Apr 15-Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the abduction and murder of a nine-year-old boy in Kajai area, Githunguri Sub-County, Kiambu County. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspects 32-year-old James Ngigi Ngendo and 75-year-old James Mburi Chichu \u00a0are currently in custody after being arraigned in court. \u201cTwo individuals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}