Key facts
- Agnes Wanjiru's family is protesting the delay of an extradition hearing for Robert James Purkiss, accused of her murder.
- The extradition hearing has been postponed until May 2027.
- Wanjiru's body was found in a septic tank near a British army camp in Kenya in 2012, nearly three months after her disappearance.
- A Kenyan inquest in 2019 concluded she was unlawfully killed by British soldiers.
- Purkiss denies the murder allegation and is fighting extradition from the UK to Kenya.
The family of Agnes Wanjiru, a Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by a British soldier in 2012, has expressed outrage over the postponement of an extradition hearing for the accused, Robert James Purkiss. The hearing, initially scheduled for next month, has been pushed to May 2027, a delay the family described as "completely unacceptable." Wanjiru's body was discovered in a septic tank near a British army training camp in Nanyuki, Kenya, nearly three months after her disappearance. A Kenyan inquest in 2019 concluded she was unlawfully killed by one or two British soldiers. Purkiss, arrested in the UK last November, denies the allegation and is contesting his extradition to Kenya to face trial. The family learned of the postponement through the UK embassy and has called for expedited proceedings.