This archive report was first published on 13 September 2019.
On September 13, 2019, the prosecution in Kenya proffered murder charges against Sarah Wairimu, the wife of missing Dutch national Tob Cohen, following his mysterious disappearance in July 2019.
Wairimu, however, did not take plea as the court directed that she undergo a mental assessment before answering to the charges.
Wairimu and Cohen were embroiled in a bitter divorce case, which saw him file assault charges against her a week before he went missing.
State prosecutor Catherine Mwaniki said there are witnesses who need to be protected, adding that the prosecution is satisfied and that's why it has preferred the murder charge.
She also submitted that they can charge without the body, adding that the accused has to undergo a mental checkup before answering to the charge of murder.
The defense team led by lawyer Phillip Murgor strongly opposed to the charge, saying that there is no body of the deceased.
The matter will be mentioned on Monday, September 16.
