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The Independent
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Man charged with murder of missing British businessman found in sack of pineapples
A man has been charged with murdering British businessman Campbell Scott, who disappeared while on a work conference in Kenya earlier this year. Police are still on the hunt for more suspects who remain on the run after Mr Campbell's body was found in a sack of pineapples about 60 miles from where he was last seen in the capital of Nairobi. The 58-year-old was reported missing after he failed to return to the JW Marriott hotel, where he was attending a conference for the data analytics company Fico. He was last seen by colleagues on 16 February. On 22 February, animal herders discovered his body, bound with rope, partially concealed inside a green sack of pineapples in the Makongo forest, Kenya's Citizen Digital reported. Following a lengthy investigation, Alex Mutua was charged with murder over Mr Scott's death on Wednesday. Mr Mutua pleaded not guilty. He is accused of murdering Mr Scott on 16 February alongside others, Citizen Digital reported. Mr Mutua applied to be released on bail but was denied, according to Kenyan publication Daily Nation. He is due to appear in court again on 17 June for a pre-trial hearing. Detectives earlier said they suspected Mr Scott had been tricked into going to a fake business meeting. Their preliminary inquiries found that Mr Scott had been taken to Mr Mutua's house in the poor Nairobi neighbourhood of Pipeline where the 58-year-old was then murdered. The prosecution alleged that the accused and others tried to withdraw money using Mr Scott's credit cards. Another man wanted by police over the murder died by suicide in March, Citizen Digital reported, while two suspects remain on the run. Those men have been named as Benard Mbunga Mbusu and Alphonse Munyao Kilewa. Another man, Albunus Mutinda Nzioki, is reportedly helping police with the investigations. Previously, a spokesperson for the National Police Service of Kenya described it as a 'heinous, heinous crime' and said it is an 'intricate and complex' investigation being led by the country's homicide unit. Following the grim discovery of Mr Scott's body, his workplace Fico said the company was 'devastated by this tragic news'. 'We mourn his passing and will miss his humour and kindness,' the company said in a statement. A memorial will be held at the end of the month, according to the Daily Record. The news outlet reported Mr Scott's husband Simon Farrar had shared news of the service on social media, asking friends and family to join in paying their respects to the man he described as having a 'heart of gold'.
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Man is charged over murder of British businessman, 58, whose body was found dumped in a forest in a sack of pineapples - after last suspect 'stabbed himself to death'
A man in Kenya has been charged with the murder of a Scottish businessman whose body was found dumped in a sack of pineapples. Appearing on Tuesday at Makadara High court via video link, Alex Mutua denied killing Campbell Scott, 58, who was found dead in a forest in February after he went missing in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Mr Scott, from Dunfermline, Fife, was discovered by local herders with his hands and feet tied to a sack of pineapples. Mr Mutua is accused of committing the violent murder alongside other suspects, who did not appear before the court. Prosecution lawyers have filed an affidavit opposing bail, and the court instructed them to submit the affidavit within three days formally. Mr Scott been in the African nation for a business meeting before his gruesome murder. It comes months after a fugitive suspect wanted for murder of the businessman stabbed himself to death while on the run. Following the death of Mr Scott, Kenyan police launched a manhunt with Samuel Musembi being one of the suspects law enforcers were searching for. Mr Musembi is believed to have stabbed himself multiple times after he first attempted to poison himself back in March, the Kenyan publication Nation reported. He was believed to have been in hiding at a friend's house who was unaware of what he had done. Once he learnt of his crime he reported him to the police, before discovering him unconscious on the bed. He was rushed to hospital where he later died from his injuries. Other suspects still on the run are Alphonse Munyao Kilewa, alias Edu, and Bernard Mbunga Mbusu. Mr Mutua will appear in court on June 17 for a pre-trial. He currently remains in custody.
