One month after a girl was discovered stabbed to loss of life in automotive parked at Boston’s Logan Worldwide Airport, her household remains to be ready for justice.
Family members of Maggie Mbitu are attempting to not lose hope whereas the suspected killer is on the run overseas.
Mbitu’s household sat down with NBC10 Boston Friday to reiterate their plea. They mentioned they’ve heard little or no from authorities in the US despite the fact that police put out a photograph of the suspect, Kevin Kangethe, quickly after the homicide.
By that time, police mentioned Kangethe had already made his solution to Kenya.
Tons of packed a church in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, on Sunday to recollect 31-year-old Maggie Mbitu, who was discovered lifeless inside an SUV at Logan Airport final week.
“It has been a painful month, making an attempt to mourn her loss, making an attempt to course of all of this, and nonetheless have the particular person accountable be free,” mentioned Mbitu’s sister, Ann Mbitu.
Retired FBI agent Michael Tabman mentioned abroad arrests take time.
“Working in a international nation is tough,” he mentioned. “It should undoubtedly decelerate the method.”
A Lowell man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend to loss of life, leaving her physique in a automotive parked at Logan Airport earlier than fleeing to Kenya.
Tabman mentioned the excellent news is the U.S. does have an extradition treaty with Kenya, however it’s now as much as Kenya to comply with it. He mentioned it is usually on Kenyan authorities to cooperate with U.S. authorities and comply with any leads or intelligence supplied.
“Working in a international nation, we’re there on the invitation of that host nation, and we are able to solely just about do what they permit us to do,” Tabman mentioned.
Members of the family mentioned they’re circulating wished flyers on social media, hoping their plea reaches these in Kenya. They mentioned they simply need solutions, regardless of how lengthy it takes.
“We simply wish to hear that he is caught. We wish to hear that he’s right here to reply for his crimes,” Ann Mbitu mentioned.
