Police in Perth, Australia on Saturday arrested a Kenyan-born semi-professional basketballer in connection with the murder of his girlfriend. Chudier Thowath Pal, 29, was apprehended after the body of his 30-year-old girlfriend, Stephanie Lee Robinson, was found in a burning house which the two shared. While appearing in Court on Sunday morning, Perth court ordered the suspect to spend seven days at a mental health facility to be further assessed. On Monday, the court ordered Thowath be taken to Graylands Hospital’s high-security mental facility, Frankland Centre, for further mental health assessment. Pal had grown up in Kenya before moving to Western Australia where he played in NBL1 teams including the Rockingham Flames and the Mandurah Magic.

Source: Daily Nation January 05, 2021 06:22 UTC