This archive report was first published on 5 October 2019.
On October 5th, 2019, High Court Justice Stella Mutuku denied Sarah Wairimu's bail application in the Tob Cohen murder case. Wairimu, accused of killing her Dutch husband, will remain in remand until October 11th, when the court will make a ruling on her bail application.
Wairimu's bail application was opposed by the prosecution, who argued that her character after her husband's disappearance on July 19th is questionable. The court was told that Ms. Wairimu reported her husband's disappearance 13 days later and lied that he travelled to Thailand for treatment.
The prosecution also claimed that Wairimu's attorney, Phillip Murgor, was contacting potential witnesses through her instructions. The court heard that the accused and her lawyer created disturbance during Cohen's burial by asking some mourners to leave.
Wairimu's lawyer, Murgor, dismissed the prosecution's submissions, stating that it was unable to prove claims that she would interfere with evidence and witnesses. He also rubbished allegations that Wairimu has no moral support from her family and urged the court to release the accused on bail.
Wairimu was charged with killing the 71-year-old businessman on the night of July 19th and 20th in Nairobi, together with others not before the court. Cohen, who had lived in Kenya for 32 years, went missing on July 19th before he was found dead on September 13th.
