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Masten Wanjala: Kenyan child killer escapes from police custody | Masten Wanjala: Kenyan child killer escapes from police custody |
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Masten Wanjala confessed to drugging and killing more than 10 children | Masten Wanjala confessed to drugging and killing more than 10 children |
A man who confessed to killing more than 10 children in Kenya has escaped from police cells in Nairobi. | A man who confessed to killing more than 10 children in Kenya has escaped from police cells in Nairobi. |
Masten Wanjala was due to appear in court on Wednesday over the murders of at least 14 boys in the capital, and areas of eastern and western Kenya. | Masten Wanjala was due to appear in court on Wednesday over the murders of at least 14 boys in the capital, and areas of eastern and western Kenya. |
Police say they noticed he had disappeared during the morning roll call. | Police say they noticed he had disappeared during the morning roll call. |
He was being detained during police investigations into the series of child killings that shocked the nation. | He was being detained during police investigations into the series of child killings that shocked the nation. |
Three police officers who were on duty at the time of his escape from Jogoo Road police station, in the Eastlands area of Nairobi, have been charged with "aiding a suspect escape from lawful custody" and negligence of duty. | |
Authorities have launched a hunt for the man they have described as extremely dangerous. | Authorities have launched a hunt for the man they have described as extremely dangerous. |
Mr Wanjala was arrested in July and confessed to drugging and killing the young boys, as well as drinking their blood in some cases. | Mr Wanjala was arrested in July and confessed to drugging and killing the young boys, as well as drinking their blood in some cases. |