NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 29 – Three witnesses have testified in the murder trial of Sarah Wairimu Kamotho, as the prosecution continued presenting evidence over the death of her husband, Dutch businessman Tob Cohen.

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The witnesses, two police officers and a former employee of the couple, testified at the High Court in Kibera on Monday before Justice Diana Kavedza.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) presented Police Constable Stanley Kanyile, Inspector of Police Joseph Maina and former housekeeper Shilindwa Shihemi as its eighth, ninth and tenth witnesses.

Kanyile told the court that he responded to a distress call on July 19, 2019, which led police officers to Cohen’s residence in Spring Valley, Nairobi.

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He testified that upon arriving at the property, officers encountered three men dressed in civilian clothes and Sarah Wairimu, who reported being in distress.

Maina, a former Officer Commanding Station at Parklands Police Station, testified about a separate police visit to the couple’s residence following an assault complaint.

He told the court that Cohen had reported being assaulted by his wife and directed officers to a room where he claimed she had locked herself.

However, the officers received no response when they attempted to establish whether Wairimu was inside the room.

The police team subsequently returned to the station to pursue the procedure for issuing summons.

The visit was recorded under Occurrence Book number 37/19/7/19, while the officers’ return to the station was recorded under OB 41/19/7/2019.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya