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The High Court has dismissed murder suspect Sarah Wairimu’s application seeking to stop her prosecution.
Wairimu, who is accused of killing her Dutch husband Tob Cohen, sought to have the murder charges leveled against dropped.
She argued that the decision to charge her with the murder of the Dutch tycoon was in bad faith, adding that the move was part of a scheme to deny her the right to inherit her matrimonial property.
Wairimu alleged that her husband was killed when she was held in custody over his disappearance by people who are well known and are enjoying the protection officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
“My husband was murdered by people who wanted to grab our Sh500 million matrimonial home in Kitisuru. They had me arrested on August 28th, 2020, then colluded with investigators to implicate me after planting his body in a septic tank while I was in custody,” Wairimu said in an affidavit.
But in a ruling on Thursday, Justice James Kamau said he lacks the jurisdiction to hear the application.
“If she was dissatisfied with the ruling of either the family or criminal court she should have appealed but not pursue her case before this court,” Justice Makau ruled.
Wairimu’s attorney senior counsel Phillip Murgor vowed to appeal the ruling as advised by judge Kamau.
Cohen, who had lived in Kenya for 32 years, went missing on July 19th, 2019 before he was found dead on September 13th.
His decomposed body was retrieved from an underground tank at his home in Kitisuru estate and was buried at the Jewish Cemetery in Nairobi on September 24th, 2019.
An autopsy revealed that the deceased suffered severe head trauma inflicted by a blunt object and succumbed to a blow to the right side of the head.
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That makes lots of sense. She needs to not only be disinherited, but also face the murder charges and the consequences of those. To her, Cohen was just an item to be disposed off. Bure kabisa!
She is prepared to lie about her husband’s by using CJ all manner of conspiracy theories. She should be jailed and sentenced to death.
This devil bitch is UGLY
Wairimu you have blood in your hands . You belong to the gallows . you were not in custody when Tobbs was murdered he was already dead murded by you or your hired murderers he was lying before your face .How could you sleep enjoy your meals knowing a man who made you who you are was rotting before you? You have no heart . accept and repent . you will never have peace if you don't . Stop accusing others Tobbs family need a closure so that they can move on give them that
If the alleged killers wanted to grab the Sh 500 million matrimonial home,why didnt they kill her as well, Since she could be athreat to them in future?