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Scottish man gets life sentence for murdering Kenyan wife

Walter Buchanan who murdered his wife Darrel Odhiambo

Walter Buchanan (inset) choked Darrel Odhiambo to death.

Photo credit: Pool
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By  Hilary Kimuyu

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

A Scottish court has sentenced a man to life in prison over the brutal murder of his Kenyan wife in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Walter Buchanan, 66, choked to death Darrel Odhiambo, 36, at their flat in February 2023 following a domestic dispute.

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