Suspected serial killer escapes Kenyan police custody
A suspected serial killer and 12 others escaped from a police station in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi early Tuesday morning.
According to police spokeswoman Resila Onyango, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, who has been described by the authorities as a “vampire” and “psychopath” after his arrest on July 15, broke out along with 12 undocumented Eritrean migrants, who were arrested for being illegally in Kenya and were waiting to be repatriated.
In July, the head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Mohammed Amin, announced that the 33-year-old Khalusha had admitted to taking the lives of 42 women, including his own wife, since 2022.
“We are dealing with a psychopathic serial killer who has no respect for human life,” Amin said during a media briefing at the DCI headquarters in Nairobi.
The escape was discovered during a routine check early in the morning when officers went to serve breakfast to the detainees.
In a separate statement, police revealed that the prisoners had cut through a wire mesh that is part of the cell’s security and scaled the perimeter wall to escape.
Amin confirmed the incident, saying “it is unfortunate this has happened but we are pursuing the matter for action.”
It was revealed that the CCTV camera behind the police station was not functioning at the time of the escape. Preliminary findings suggest the breakout was an inside job.
“Our preliminary investigations indicate that the escape was aided by insiders, considering that officers were deployed accordingly to guard the station,” according to Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli.
Khalusha had appeared in court in Nairobi just days earlier, where a judge ordered his detention for an additional 30 days to allow police to complete their investigations.
