Faith Musembi: Chilling WhatsApp Chats Show Slain Girl's Killer Explaining Why He Killed Her
- Screenshots of the WhatsApp conversation between Faith Musembi's kidnapper and her family have revealed how unapologetic he was
- The suspect brutally murdered the 19-year-old MKU student hours after demanding a ransom from her family
- In the chilling message, the sender was adamant that the victim would be killed if the family continued dilly-dallying with the ransom, a threat he made good on
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Police are investigating the death of a Mount Kenya University student who was found dead in her rented house in Thika.
Nineteen-year-old Faith Musembi is believed to have been killed on Wednesday, 8 May 2024, at Pilot Estate in Thika town.
Faith Musembi's suspected killers demanded ransom
According to her father, Boniface Musembi, her tormentor had demanded upward of R3,7K ransom before he killed her. The grieving father indicated that the suspects used his daughter's phone while making their demands.
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Chilling WhatsApp chats between the kidnapper and the family have emerged, showing how unapologetic he was.
In one of the messages, the suspected kidnapper expressed anger at the parents for failing to cooperate.
Faith Musembi's killer accused parents of failing to follow instructions
According to the sender, the victim would be killed if the family continued dilly-dallying with the ransom.
"Can you tell the mother to cooperate and have her daughter back, or she dies with her unborn child," read one of the messages.
The frustrated family members tried to reason with the sender, hoping to soften his heart, in vain.
In another message, the sender blamed the parents for whatever would happen to their daughter, adding that they failed to follow instructions.
"The mother was so clever to fool me that she would send by 8am, then when the time came, she ignored me. The results are with you," it read.
See screenshots below:
No remorse from Faith's kidnappers
In a message sent to Faith's niece, the sender showed no remorse for his actions, maintaining that the family had lied to him.
"Siku yangu ikifika nitaenda tu (I will die when my day comes, that is not a problem)," the message states.
Faith's mother finally obliged and sent the money, after which they reported the matter to the Thika Police Station. However, the officers ruled out the report and concluded that Faith's tormentors were playing a prank on her family.
Faith died due to excessive bleeding
On Thursday, 9 May, Musembi went to his daughter's house and found a padlock on the door.
They forcefully got in after cutting the padlock with a hacksaw, upon which they found Faith's lifeless body. The Thika General Kago Funeral Home autopsy revealed that she died from internal bleeding.
Police arrest man after allegedly kidnapping ex-girlfriend
Briefly News reported that a man allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend on campus, and the South African Police Service later arrested him. The incident happened outside the University of Johannesburg, where the woman is a student.
The University's spokesperson, Herman Esterhuizen, confirmed the incident to Briefly News. Police allegedly refused to assist her, but the suspect was apprehended after her cousin went to social media to voice her frustrations.
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Source: TUKO.co.ke