A suspect being sought in connection with the murder of a Whitman woman has been arrested.
The U.S. Embassy In Kenya announced on Tuesday that 40-year-old Kevin Kangethe has been taken into custody.
Margaret Mbitu, who was 31-years-old at the time, was last seen leaving work in Halifax around 11 p.m. on October 30.
Her body was discovered two days later at a parking garage at Boston Logan International Airport.
Kangethe, was accused of murdering her, then flying off to Kenya.
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden released a statement saying: “I’m extremely grateful to the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, the FBI, Kenyan law enforcement agencies, the Kenyan government and the Massachusetts State Police,” he went on to say that “their tremendous and untiring efforts will provide Margaret’s family and friends the opportunity to see Kevin Kangethe face justice for this terrible crime.”
