Formatted Phone Leaves Investigators Empty-Handed in Starlet Wahu Murder Case
The High Court of Kenya in Nairobi heard on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, that a crucial piece of evidence in the Starlet Wahu murder case may be irretrievably lost after the main suspect’s mobile phone was formatted, wiping all stored data. Testifying before Justice Alexander Muteti, Inspector Alex Chokera revealed that investigators had planned to extract key digital evidence from John Matara’s phone. The data, including text messages, images, videos, and WhatsApp conversations, was expected to shed light on communication between the suspect and the victim in the weeks leading up to her death. Instead, forensic examiners found the device empty. The phone, marked as Exhibit B in
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