Kenyan Accused of Serial Killings Escapes From Police Custody
Briefly

Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, who confessed to killing 42 women, escaped from custody alongside 12 others from the Gigiri Police Station in Nairobi, raising serious security concerns.
The appalling discovery of dismembered bodies at an abandoned quarry has heightened public fear and prompted urgent national discussions about violence against women in Kenya.
John Maina Ndegwa, Khalusha's lawyer, claimed the confession was coerced through torture, underscoring the controversial nature of confessions obtained under duress in the Kenyan justice system.
Among Khalusha's victims was his wife; he reportedly committed the heinous act of strangling her, dismembering her body, and disposing of it in at a nearby quarry.
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