Bid to con Wanjiru girlfriend foiled

Police in Nakuru on Wednesday arrested three people who tried to fleece a girlfriend of marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru three days after his burial.

The three are being held at the Central Police Station after their plan to lure Judy Wambui to sign up for a suspicious deal at a Nakuru hotel failed.

“We are holding three suspects and we are interrogating them to establish their motive for calling Ms Wambui to partner with them only a few days after Wanjiru was buried,” said Nakuru police boss Johnston Ipara.

Managing property

Mr Ipara said the suspects wanted Ms Wambui, who has been managing Wanjiru’s property in Nakuru, to join them in a business venture called ‘Mbegu-mbegu’.

Mr Ipara said Ms Wambui was suspicious of the three and alerted the police, who laid a trap and arrested them on Tuesday. 

“We arrested the suspects who included a teacher and we are holding them for interrogation. We also seized a vehicle they were using,” he added. 

The three are said to have called Ms Wambui for two consecutive days on her mobile phone.

According to Ms Wambui, who claims to be five months pregnant with Wanjiru’s child, the suspects called her on Monday and Tuesday seeking to be partners in her business.