A Kenyan court this week ordered the arrest and extradition of a British national suspected of murdering a 21-year-old woman in a town close to a United Kingdom army training camp in Kenya in 2012.

The ruling has brought renewed attention to the long-running case of the young woman, Agnes Wanjiru, whose murder in Nanyuki, central Kenya, shook her community and sparked nationwide outrage.

Nanyuki community members have long accused British soldiers training in a garrison close to the town of gross misconduct; however, no suspects have been tried.

If the extradition goes ahead, it could mark the first time that a current or former British soldier will be extradited to face trial in another country for a civilian’s murder, according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper. In a statement, the UK

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