This archive report was first published on 18 September 2019.
On September 18, 2019, a planned postmortem on Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen was rescheduled to today after Sarah Wairimu's lawyers objected to the original pathologist conducting the tests.
According to reports, the lawyers, led by Phillip Murgor, had concerns that Government pathologist Peter Ndegwa had visited the scene where Cohen's body was found and commented on the case, which they felt could be interpreted as siding with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
Speaking at Chiromo mortuary, Dr Ndegwa stated that Cohen's hands were tied and that there were indications he had been tortured. However, he later recused himself from the exercise, citing the disagreement with Wairimu's lawyers.
Chief Government pathologist Johansen Oduor was subsequently called in to conduct the examination, which was rescheduled to today.
Wairimu's lawyers had also requested that she be allowed to identify the body and that Cohen's body be X-rayed to establish the nature of injuries he had suffered.
Police found Cohen's body more than 50 days after he went missing from his Kitisuru home in Nairobi.
