British ex-soldier charged with 2012 murder of Kenyan woman denies meeting her

Robert James Purkiss faces extradition to Kenya for alleged septic tank murder of Agnes Wanjiru near British Army training base

A former British soldier accused of murdering a Kenyan woman whose body was found in a septic tank in 2012 has spoken publicly about the allegations, saying: “I do not believe I ever met her.”

Robert James Purkiss, 38, faces extradition to Kenya, where he is wanted for the alleged “brutal” murder of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki, a town near a British Army training camp.