British soldiers laughed about the death of a mother-of-one whose body was discovered in a septic tank in a hotel in Kenya.
The body of Agnes Wanjiru was found at the Lions Court hotel in the town of Nanyuki, close to the training camp for British soldiers, two months after she disappeared in March 2012.
A post mortem determined the 21-year-old woman died as a result of stab wounds to her chest and abdomen.
Her body lay in the tank for two months before it was discovered by a maintenance worker.
A British soldier – named only as Soldier X – allegedly confessed to killing Ms Wanjiru and showed comrades where he dumped her body, according to The Sunday Times.
He has reportedly been named by his fellow troops after he reportedly confessed to the killing of Ms Wanjiry.
The victim, who was a sex worker, was last seen leaving the Lions Court Hotel bar with the soldier.
Now the newspaper has reported that a group of nine British troops have joked about her death on social media.
The reports have prompted the Labour Party to call on the UK Government to investigate any possible ‘cover-up’ within the British Army.
A member of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, the same regiment Soldier X reportedly served in, posted two photos of the Lions Court Hotel on Facebook.
The pictured included the caption ‘If you know, you know’ with a crying with laughter emoji.
A number of soldiers responded to the post with one posting a ghost emoji and another posted the words ‘septic tank’.
A third wrote ‘Rum gaff’ – meaning ‘dodgy place’ – and yet another posted an emoji of an angel.
Other soldiers then responded with crying-laughing emojis, followed by a cartoon of a baby crying at a funeral from TV show Family Guy.
One member also asked about getting ‘all choked up thinking about that place’ – an apparent reference to allegations the soldier told comrades Ms Wanjiru was killed by choking during sex.
The alleged killer responded: ‘Come to think of it I have had a sore throat today.’
A 2019 inquest in Kenya concluded that Ms Wanjiru ‘was murdered by British soldiers’ and despite Kenyan police investigations and inquiries by Ministry of Defence investigators no one has been brought to justice.
Kenyan police confirmed today have reopened their investigation into the murder of the young mother.
Kenyan Police Chief Hilary Mutyambai said on Twitter: ‘I have directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to reopen the case and compile all the available evidence and witness accounts and ensure the case is concluded before a court of law.
‘I am also urging the UK government to collaborate with us to conclude the case and administer justice.’
A spokesperson for the MOD said it has fully supported the Kenyan authorities with their ongoing investigation and added it cannot legally launch a parallel investigation.
In a statement on Twitter, they added: ‘In 2012, Special Investigation Branch carried out initial enquiries in Kenya, including providing information about British personnel to the Kenyan Police. No further requests were received at that time.
‘Following the conclusion of a Kenyan inquest in 2019, we are aware that the Kenyan authorities are looking into this incident.
‘The jurisdiction for this investigation rests with the Kenyan Police, and we are currently in discussions with the Kenyan authorities offering our full support and cooperation with their inquiries.
‘Due to this being subject to an ongoing investigation it would be inappropriate to comment further.’
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