A Kenyan court has ordered that actress Regina Re and three of her relatives be held for 10 days while police investigate the murder of her mother, according to Sinema Focus. The victim was 86 years old, and other outlets covering the case named her as Dorita Macharia.
Citizen Digital reports that the four were named as suspects in the Macharia murder case and that the detention order was issued to give investigators time. The Eastleigh Voice likewise reports that the court granted police the 10-day period to hold the actress and her three relatives. Daily Nation reports that Re and her relatives were detained following the killing.
The reports do not describe the circumstances of the death, the evidence behind the detentions, or whether any of the four has responded to the allegations. Under the court order, the group can be kept in custody only for the period the court set, after which police would need to return to court to seek more time or bring charges.
Coverage of the case has come from several Kenyan outlets, which agree on the central facts: four people are in custody, one of them the actress, and the detention is tied to the investigation into the death of an 86-year-old woman.
What to watch next: whether prosecutors file charges when the 10-day window ends, or ask the court for a further extension.
