Man accused of killing girlfriend and leaving her body in Boston airport garage is arrested in Kenya
01/31/2024 3:29 pm PST
BOSTON (TCD) -- A 41-year-old man who has been wanted since November for allegedly killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in an airport garage was arrested at a nightclub in Kenya this week.
Massachusetts State Police announced Kevin Kangethe was apprehended Monday, Jan. 29, following an "intensive investigation," and he will be extradited to Boston to face charges in connection with Margaret Mbitu’s death.
Mbitu was found deceased inside a car parked in a lot at Boston’s Logan International Airport on Nov. 1, 2023. Her family reported her missing a few days prior because she had not been seen since Oct. 30, 2023.
Investigators identified Kangethe, Mbitu’s boyfriend, as the suspect and learned he flew to Kenya. Massachusetts State Police issued a warrant for his arrest for homicide.
According to court documents cited by WCVB-TV, investigators found a "large amount of blood inside the vehicle." Mbitu reportedly sustained lacerations on her face and neck and a puncture wound on the side of her body.
Massachusetts State Police worked with Kenyan police, Interpol, and other law enforcement agencies in the search for Kangethe. He was located and arrested at a nightclub in Nairobi.
The U.S. Embassy in Kenya released a statement following the arrest, which reads, "Embassy Nairobi commends the efforts of Kenyan law enforcement for apprehending Kenyan fugitive Kevin Kangethe, suspected to have murdered Margaret Mbitu in Massachusetts. ... United States law enforcement, the Kenyan Directorate of Criminal Investigations, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions have been working side by side to locate and capture the fugitive."
It continued, "The United States and Kenya are committed to strengthening law enforcement cooperation to apprehend criminal offenders, eliminate criminal activities, and advance justice."
Officials have already started the process to extradite Kangethe back to the United States.
MORE:
- Suspect in Killing of Woman Found in Airport Garage is Captured in Kenya - Massachusetts State Police
- United States and Kenya Collaborate to Apprehend Fugitive - U.S. Embassy in Kenya
- Woman's body found in Boston airport parking garage; murder suspect believed to be in Kenya, 11/3/2023 - WCVB
- Man allegedly flew to Kenya after killing Mass. woman whose body was found in airport garage, 11/2/2023 - TCD
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