Peter Mugure: Bodies of Laikipia army officer's wife, two children found buried ▷ Kenya News

A team of homicide detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) based in Nanyuki, Laikipia county have discovered bodies of missing mother and her two children.

The remains of Joyce Syombua and kids Shanice Maua and Prince Michael were found buried few miles from Laikipia Air Base where suspect army office Peter Mugure is stationed.

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The remains of Joyce Syombua and kids Shanice Maua and Prince Michael were found buried few miles from Laikipia Air Base. Photo: Citizen TV.
Source: UGC

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Syombua left Kayole, Nairobi on Friday, October 25, to visit her estranged partner Mugure at the air base.

The visit was meant to iron out some relationship issues and to reunite the children with the Kenya Defence Forces officer after a court granted him access to the two.

Syombua and her children visited estranged partner on October 25. Photo: K24 TV.
Source: UGC

Initial probe established the family went for a late lunch together at around 3pm on Saturday, October 25, and was scheduled for a night out later on.

In his earlier statement, the suspect who was arrested on Friday, November 16, told sleuths he cancelled the family night out upon receiving an emergency call from the work station.

Peter Mugure, the main suspect was arrested on Friday, November 15. He led detectives to the site where the bodies were found. Photo: The Standard.
Source: UGC

Later that evening, Mugure said he escorted his family to a bus stage to board a matatu back to Nairobi, that was the last time he claimed to have seen the three.

Syombua's friend who was in constant communication with her suspected something was amiss after the mother's phone went unanswered.

The crime scene where the bodies of Syombua and her two children were found buried. Photo: K24 TV.
Source: UGC

She alleged in missing person report at Nanyuki police station that Syombua had informed her she did not find her lover and the two kids when she returned from bathroom.

A cellphone belonging to the 31-year-old mother would later be discovered inside one of the matatus plying Nanyuki-Nyahurur road and not Nyanyuki-Nairobi highway.

However, a driver attached to the 4NTE Sacco refuted claims of having ferried Syombua and her children to Nairobi.

"We do not ferry clients at night, the vehicle that brought Syombua's phone was on private duty in Bomet county," said the driver.

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