A Scottish businessman was found dead in Kenya, his body tied and stuffed in a sack, as police arrest four suspects in what investigators describe as a planned robbery that turned fatal.
Campbell Scott, 58, had travelled to Nairobi for a business conference when he disappeared after a night out. His body was later discovered in a forest, tied and stuffed in a sack filled with pineapples, more than 100 kilometers from the city.
Kenyan detectives say Scott was lured from a nightclub to a house in the Pipeline area, where he was held and tortured for hours. Investigators believe the attackers restrained him and attempted to force access to his bank accounts, using his cards to withdraw money across different locations.
Authorities say the killing was part of a broader criminal operation targeting foreigners for financial gain, but the situation escalated, leading to his death. His body was later transported and abandoned in a sack, with his hands bound.
Police have since arrested four suspects who were recognized as; Bernard Mbusu, Isaac Kinoti Kobia, Evans Muthengi Mutaki and Kelvin Mwangi Njoroge, following an intelligence-led operation that tracked movements between Nairobi and coastal regions.
The arrests were made during a wider investigation into violent robberies, with detectives linking the suspects to the killing through bank transactions, mobile phone data and recovered items including foreign currency, phones and credit cards.
Officials say the group is believed to be connected to a network involved in targeting foreign nationals, raising fresh concerns about organised crime in urban areas.
The suspects remain in custody as investigations continue, with authorities indicating that more arrests could follow as they piece together the full extent of the operation.
