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Two more arrested over priest's death

Fr Jeremiah Roche - Murdered
Fr Jeremiah Roche - Murdered

Kenyan police have arrested two more people suspected of being behind the killing of an Irish priest who had worked as a missionary in the country for more than four decades.

A week ago the authorities detained three suspects in the murder of Fr Jeremiah Roche, a 68-year-old from west Limerick who was stabbed to death this month at his home near Kericho town, some 200km west of Nairobi.

The burglars made off with a laptop, a mobile phone and cash. Violent crime is a major problem in east Africa's biggest economy, and armed robberies are common.
Fr Roche had worked in Kenya since 1968.

His body was found by parishioners after he failed to appear for a 6am Mass.