This archive report was first published on 4 October 2019.
On October 4, 2019, Lady Justice Stellah Mutuku directed that Sarah Wairimu, a suspect in the murder of her Dutch husband Tob Cohen, be remanded at Lang'ata Women's Prison.
Wairimu has been in custody since August 28, and her bail application is set to be ruled on next Friday.
The Cohen family's lawyer, Cliff Ombeta, argued that Wairimu should be denied bail because she is a danger to others.
"If the accused could stay in the same compound with her deceased husband in the septic tank, then it means she is a dangerous person who can hurt anybody," Ombeta said.
However, Wairimu's defence lawyer, Philip Murgor, argued that she should be set free since detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations have not found evidence linking her to the crime.
Murgor also claimed that Wairimu is not a flight risk, as police took away her passport, and she cannot access her house after it was cordoned off by order of Inspector Clement Mwangi.
"There is an ulterior motive by the police to seek further detention of Sarah so that they can give away her matrimonial property to the deceased's siblings... It is Sarah’s position that she is not responsible for the death of her husband," Murgor said.
