NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 29 – A former housekeeper at the home of Dutch businessman Tob Cohen has told the High Court that he witnessed an alleged violent confrontation between Cohen and his wife, Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, months before Cohen was killed in July 2019.

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Chrispinus Shihemi, who worked for the couple as a gardener and housekeeper, was among three prosecution witnesses who testified on Monday before Justice Diana Kavedza as the murder trial continued at the High Court in Kibera.

Wairimu is accused of murdering Cohen, jointly with others not before the court, on the night of July 19 and 20, 2019 in Nairobi.

Shihemi told the court that on February 8, 2019, he heard Cohen screaming outside the house at about 10pm.

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He said he rushed to the terrace and found Cohen lying near the stairs while Wairimu was allegedly holding a plastic chair over him.

According to the witness, Cohen repeatedly cried, “You are killing me,” prompting him to intervene and tell Wairimu: “Hapana madam, wacha hiyo tabia mbaya.” (No, madam, stop that bad behaviour.)

Shihemi said Cohen was bleeding from the head and face after the incident and asked him to take photographs of his injuries.

He told the court that Wairimu instructed him not to take the photographs.

The witness said Cohen later accused him of failing to intervene during the confrontation, telling him: “Stupid, you did not help me.”

He also described growing tensions in the household, saying Cohen stopped eating food prepared in the home and instead bought takeaway meals or prepared his own food.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya