Collins ‘Gattuso’ Okoth, a former midfielder for Gor Mahia and Harambee Stars, will remain in police custody for an additional 21 days following charges of defilement and murder involving a minor (reports indicate she was between 3 and 6) in Lucky Summer Estate, Starehe Sub-County, Nairobi County.Appearing before the Makadara Law Courts, Okoth faced accusations of committing the offences on the night of April 22, 2024, allegedly while the child’s mother was away from their rented residence.##NAJAVA_MECA_8075601##Court documents outlined the report filed at Lucky Summer Police Station regarding the discovery of the deceased juvenile’s body, found partially clothed with neck bruises behind the building where she resided with her mother and a friend.Part of the charges outlined that “On 22/04/2024, it was reported at Lucky Summer Police Station via OB No. 7/22/04/2024 by Assistant Chief Lucky Summer, Peris Muthoni, that there was a body of an unknown juvenile suspected to have been murdered and dumped,” quoted Nation Sport. The prosecution was granted a 21-day detention order to conclude investigations, a request to which the accused did not object.Okoth was directed by the court to undergo DNA sampling at the Government Chemist and a mental assessment at Mathare Mental Teaching and Referral Hospital before the next court mention on June 3, 2024.Former Gor Mahia and Harambee Stars midfielder Collins Okoth alias Gattuso is detained at Pangani police station in connection to the murder of a three-year-old girl found dead outside her mother’s house in Lucky Summer Estate in Starehe Sub County, Nairobi pic.twitter.com/A7gojkmc9N— Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) April 30, 2024 According to the victim’s mother, Beatrice Awuor, she left her daughter at approximately 1 am on April 22, returning at 4 am to find her missing.Investigating officer PC Gilbert Kiprotich affirmed in an affidavit the recovery of a suspected breaking-in tool and observed Okoth’s alleged attempt to flee the scene by packing his belongings.MOFA’s Omar Ali and Jefta Ochieng head abroad for trialOkoth, who previously played for Gor Mahia in 2010 after transferring from Tusker FC before joining AFC Leopards in 2018, had served as a TV analyst just a day before the reported crime during the Mashemeji derby at Nyayo National Stadium.Currently detained at Pangani Police Station, Okoth awaits the presentation of evidence by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in preparation for the upcoming court proceedings.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Study launched to investigate ACL injuries in women footballers
