A SCOTS businessman who vanished in Kenya more than a week ago has been confirmed dead as CCTV captured his last movements.
Campbell Scott, from Dunfermline, was last seen attending a conference at the JW Marriot Hotel in Nairobi on February 16.
Campbell Scott was last seen attending a conference at the JW Marriot Hotel[/caption]
The 58-year-old was a senior director at credit scoring firm Fico[/caption]
The last known CCTV image shows him wearing a Scotland rugby top[/caption]
The 58-year-old was a senior director at credit scoring firm Fico.
He was due to meet colleagues to discuss a presentation, but they could not reach him, reports the BBC.
They filed a police report and a search was launched, with Interpol later joining the investigation.
Police officers in Kenya fear Mr Scott was tortured in a slum flat as part of an evil extortion plot before he was killed and dumped in a remote forest.
His body was found stuffed in a sack in a remote forest amid fears he was abducted, tortured and murdered.
A waiter and a taxi driver were arrested after herders discovered his remains 60 miles away.
Mr Scott’s employer said police had identified a body and were investigating.
A spokesperson said: “Fico can confirm that Nairobi police have identified the body of Campbell Scott, a Fico employee.
“Campbell went missing last Sunday while on a business trip to Nairobi. We are not sharing further details as the investigation is in the hands of the police.
“We are devastated by this tragic news. Campbell was a leader in our international Scores business.
“He joined Fico in 2014 and was instrumental in introducing Scores to new markets and growing our business with existing partnerships.
“We mourn his passing and will miss his humour and kindness.
“Our thoughts are with Campbell’s family and friends.”
The last known CCTV image of Mr Scott at the hotel where he was staying shows him wearing a Scotland rugby top.
Police believe Mr Scott visited a gay bar in the upmarket Westlands area of Nairobi on February 15, the day before his disappearance.
Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations said the following day he returned to the bar to meet a friend before taking a taxi to Pipeline, one of the city’s biggest slums, shortly after 7pm.
Cops believe Mr Scott was held at a house there, possibly while his abductors attempted to steal money from his bank accounts.
Animal herders found his body inside a green sack in scrubland in the Makongo forest, about 60 miles southeast of the capital, on February 22.
Initial investigations suggest he was strangled.
Pineapples were found lying in the sack alongside the body. It’s thought his attackers were trying to pass themselves off as fruit vendors if they were stopped at a roadblock with the corpse.
Cops announced they have arrested a taxi driver and a club waiter in connection with the death.
It’s understood the taxi driver led detectives to a house in the Pipeline estate where he said he dropped Campbell off with his mystery pal.
Investigations found his mobile phone was last switched on in Mlolongo, Machakos County, on the day he vanished.
