Soldier fights extradition for Kenyan murder

A former British soldier accused of murdering a young mother in Kenya while on deployment is facing extradition to Africa. Robert Purkiss, 38, allegedly told an army colleague that he killed Agnes Wanjiru, 21, during a night out at a hotel near his military training camp in March 2012. The body was found half-naked in a septic tank near the hotel three months after she was last seen leaving the hotel bar with a soldier. Hairdresser Ms Wanjiru had a…