Notorious gangster handed 35-year sentence for fatal robbery

A 35-year-old notorious criminal has been handed a 35-year prison sentence for his involvement in an armed robbery that resulted in the tragic death of a Greek national in 2022.

Peter Waithaka Macharia, along with two accomplices who are still at large, reportedly committed the offence on October 15, 2022.

The incident took place along Menelik Road, where the trio attacked the late Angelos Tsekilas before shooting him in the chest and stealing various items of unknown value from the victim

“Investigation into the crime was swiftly launched by detectives drawn from DCI Kilimani, which led to a breakthrough on October 21, 2022, when Peter Waithaka Macharia was flushed out of his hideout in Gachie, Kiambu County,” the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said in a statement on X.

“Upon processing, Macharia appeared before the Chief Magistrate’s court in Kibera on December 28, 2022, where he was formally charged with robbery with violence under Section 296(2) of the Penal Code.”

Macharia was subsequently handed a 35-year sentence after being found guilty of the offence.

“Armed with watertight evidence, the prosecution presented its case before Hon. Kahuya where Macharia earned 35 years behind bars,” said the DCI.

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