A former British soldier accused of murdering a young Kenyan woman more than a decade ago appeared in a UK court Friday to fight extradition to the east African country.

Robert James Purkiss, 38, was remanded in custody by a judge after being arrested on Thursday, Britain's National Crime Agency said in a statement.

Purkiss is wanted in Kenya on suspicion of killing 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru in 2012, in a case that has caused diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

The body of the young mother was found in a septic tank two months after she reportedly went partying with British soldiers at a hotel in Nanyuki, a town in central Kenya where Britain has a permanent army garrison.

In September, a Nairobi High Court judge issued an arrest warrant for Purkiss, with local prosecutors s

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