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State revokes license of Auburn man charged with raping senior 65-year-old woman at Renton facility is deaf, blind and disabled
BY BRIAN BECKLEY,
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Tiffany Park appeal denied In 2014, a battle began over plans to build a 97-home development in the city’s Tiffany Park neighborhood on previously undeveloped 21.7-acre parcel of land owned by the school district that was used as green space by the community. Residents in the area formed the Tiffany Park Woods Advocacy Group and appealed the city’s determination of environmental non-significance in an attempt to halt the project. In January, the city’s hearing examiner rejected the group’s appeal on grounds that while the woods may have had recreational value, they are not subject to a
State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) review and the developer does not have to maintain the woods or the view. TPWAG appealed the examiner’s decision before the City Council’s Planning and Development Committee, which found no substantial error in fact or law in the hearing examiner’s decision and recommended their findings to the full council in the regular council meeting later that evening. The decision ends the group’s ability to try and stop the project from going forward.
Kenyon-Dobson Property officially turned over to city After a seven-year wait and two years in the courts, a house and 2-acre parcel of land that was donated to the city as part of a bequest in 2008 was finally turned over to the city in February. The land was donated by Arthur Kenyon who left it to the city in his will with a handful of conditions, includ[ more TOP STORIES page 5 ]
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It’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone, but with 2016 upon us, it’s time to take a look into the rearview mirror at some of the stories that affected our readers this year. From the resignation of the Renton schools superintendent to the launch of a new line of 737s at the Boeing plant to the grand opening of the city’s new downtown library, 2015 had a little bit of everything. Here are some of the stories that we followed this year:
The state on Dec. 22 officially permanently revoked the credentials of an Auburn man charged with seconddegree rape of a disabled senior citizen in his care at a Renton facility. Samuel Kiranga Njuguna was charged in September with the rape of a 65-year-old woman in June. The woman is described in charging papers as deaf, blind and severely mentally disabled. Njuguna’s license was suspended following the charges. It has now been permanently revoked. According to charging documents, the victim suffered injuries consistent with rape that were discovered by another caregiver. An employee at the facility also found a condom wrapper in the trash, wrapped in latex gloves, that was turned over to detectives. DNA samples were collected from all of the male workers except Njuguna and all other workers were cleared by those results. Police located Njuguna in Portland and spoke to him by phone. He allegedly told police he would meet them in Renton, but never showed up. Further investigation revealed he had driven to Las Vegas where he attempted suicide and was admitted to a local hospital. Police contacted the hospital, but Njuguna had been released. However, police received a warrant for a DNA sample, which proved a match for the DNA on the condom found in the trash at the facility. Njuguna has no right to apply for reinstatement of his nursing assistant credential.