Suspected Serial Killer Escapes Nairobi Police Custody

A man arrested on suspicion of killing a number of women and dumping their bodies in an old quarry escaped from police custody in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, police said.

Collins Jumaisi was arrested last month in connection with the discovery of at least six bodies wrapped in plastic bags in an abandoned quarry, which is now used as a rubbish dump.

Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, described by police as a “vampire, a psychopath” after his arrest on July 15, broke out along with 12 undocumented Eritrean migrants, Kenya police spokeswoman Resila Onyango said.

Police say Jumaisi admitted to killing 42 women including his wife, but his lawyer told a court he was tortured into making a confession. Prosecutors deny he had been mistreated.

Their escape was discovered when officers made a routine visit to the police station cells to serve the prisoners breakfast, the police said in a separate statement.

“On opening the cell door, they found that 13 prisoners had escaped by cutting the wire mesh in the basking bay,” it said, referring to an area in the station where detainees could get access to fresh air.

The police station is located in the upmarket Nairobi district of Gigiri, home to the regional headquarters of the United Nations and numerous embassies.

Gilbert Masengeli, the acting police inspector general, said disciplinary measures were taken against eight officers who were on duty after preliminary investigations “indicate that the escape was aided by insiders”.

Khalusha had appeared in a court in the Kenyan capital, when the magistrate ordered him to be held for 30 more days to enable police to complete their investigations.

Ten butchered female bodies trussed up in plastic bags were found in the dumpsite in an abandoned