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Shantel Nzembi murder: Court orders mental checks for 3 suspects
Nativity Mutindi Nthuku and Patrick Muriithi Wambaire, suspects in the murder of eight-year-old girl Shantel Nzembi, at a Kajiado court on June 7, 2021.
Photo credit: Stanley Ngotho | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- The suspects have been in police custody for the last seven days as detectives were allowed to continue holding them as they investigated the case further.
A court in Kajiado County on Tuesday ordered mental assessments for three suspects in the murder of eight-year-old Shantel Nzembi.
Nativity Mutindi (27), Patrick Muriithi Wambaire (28) and bodaboda rider Livingston Makacha (27) will be examined at Mathari hospital in Nairobi ahead of their plea-taking at the Machakos High Court on June 24.
