Policemen linked to suspected serial killer’s escape

Five police officers in Kenya have been charged after a suspected serial killer escaped from custody. Police said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha had confessed to the murders of 42 women, including his wife, since 2022. His lawyer denied the claim, saying his client had been tortured to confess. BBC News reports that he had been held at a police station since being arrested in July, but on Tuesday escaped after allegedly being ‘aided by insiders’. An incident report from the station says police discovered the detainees were missing at 5am when officers were serving breakfast. The 13 individuals escaped by cutting through a wire mesh roof and scaling a perimeter wall. The 12 individuals who fled with Khalusha were Eritrean nationals detained for entering the country illegally. Eight officers on duty at the time have been suspended, while investigations continued, police added. Five were charged on Wednesday with helping an inmate escape custody. Police in Kenya have been accused of scores of human rights abuses in the past – and the force is currently under investigation over deaths and abductions following recent anti-government protests.