Man accused of killing woman he met on Facebook arraigned

A man who allegedly killed 26-year-old woman on their first date was on Thursday morning arraigned in court to face murder charges.

Richard Nyakina is alleged to have killed Lydia Nyaboke on the 23rd July 2017.

According to the charge sheet presented in court by the prosecution, Nyakina is alleged to have committed the offense at unknown time at Ngong Forest, Mutuini Block in Dagoretti South,Nairobi County.

It is alleged that the deceased, who was staying with her younger brother in Ngara, Nairobi, was scheduled to meet her boyfriend, who she was also meeting for the first time but had promised to be back before the end of the day.

He however did not answer to the charges since he did not have a lawyer to represent him.

The plea was deferred to September 7th.