DCI investigating loss of evidence in rape case against Senator Linturi

An investigating officer in the attempted rape case against Meru Senator Muthika Linturi says they are investigating the disappearance of evidence in the case.

This after photos and videos in the possession of the complainant supporting her case were destroyed.

In an affidavit filed in court, lead investigator Keith Robert said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations has reasons to believe that the senator had a hand in the loss of the evidence and wants him probed.

Senator Linturi is facing charges of attempted rape, where it’s alleged that he entered the victim’s hotel room while her husband was out and attempted to defile her.

The investigator says they believe Senator Linturi could have played a key role in deleting the nude photos and videos that were to be used as evidence in the case and were in the custody of Nanyuki police station.

He told the Court that forensic analysis and reconstruction of the mobile phones is ongoing to retrieve the lost data.

The photos and videos were taken by the victim and her husband at the Maiyan villas on the material day.