She was informed that her daughter Clare Muthoni had been kidnapped and her captors were demanding a ransom of Sh30,000 to secure her release. To prove their threats, a photo of a purportedly shaken Muthoni, with her hands and legs tied was sent to her mother. A kitchen knife was also displayed in the photos, sending Muthoni’s mother in a fit of panic. But Muthoni’s mother with no other place to run, confided in the DCI and made her report at Karen Police Station. Detectives uncovered that Muthoni had hatched the plan to stage her own kidnapping, then demand a ransom from her own mother, ostensibly to secure her release.

Source: The Star March 26, 2021 06:00 UTC