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The niece of a woman whose was killed and dumped in a septic tank said she wants to speak for all women 'wronged by British soldiers' during her visit to fight for justice in the UK.

The body of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru was found close to a British Army base in the town of Nanyuki, two months after she disappeared, in March 2012. Her alleged murderer was named in September this year as Robert James Purkiss, from Greater Manchester.

A warrant was issued for Purkiss’s arrest the same month, with the Sunday Times reporting previously that the court heard Kenyan authorities would seek his extradition.

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Ms Wanjiru’s niece, Esther Njoki, is currently visiting the UK and will be meeting Defence Secretary John Healey

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