A suspect in the murder case of Maribel Kapolon has been arraigned in a Meru court.
Benson Kimathi Marangu appeared before chief magistrate Hannah Ndungu over the murder of the nine year old girl.
Police through the prosecutor asked for more time to the court to complete investigations.
He is expected to be in police custody for 10 more days for probe to be completed.
Kapolon went missing on the 6th September, and she was kidnapped after she was dropped at Milimani area on Meru town from school.
Some witnesses said she was kidnapped while heading home after being dropped by the school bus.
They said she was invited into a car she may have thought was familiar.
She was a pupil at Consolata Primary School along Total road in Meru. The decomposing body of the missing daughter of Githongo law courts magistrate Caroline Kemei was found at Gitooro forest in Imenti North, Meru county, on Sunday.
Police said her death was brutal and she could have been tortured.
The body had cuts on the thighs and one arm appeared to have been burnt with acid.
The body was lying face down and a part of the head had no hair.
The autopsy for the body is currently underway at the Meru level five.
A requiem mass for the slain girl was held at St Joseph Cathedral Meru town.
-Dennis Dibondo