Fresh details about the troubled marriage between Sarah Wairimu and slain Dutch businessman Tob Cohen have emerged in court as the murder trial continued.
On Thursday, November 12, the prosecution presented its 28th witness, DCI investigator Musa Yego, who recounted how Wairimu described her relationship with Cohen when she was questioned about his disappearance in August 2019.
Yego told the court that he took over the investigations on August 2, 2019, following instructions from the then Directorate of Criminal Investigations leadership. He subsequently contacted Wairimu, asking her to provide additional information to assist detectives in tracing her missing husband.
Although she had previously recorded a statement at Kilimani Police Station, investigators wanted further details. She was initially expected to meet Yego on August 3 but requested a postponement, citing commitments in Nyeri. She eventually appeared before him on August 5.
According to the officer, Wairimu spoke about disagreements within their marriage, claiming that Cohen had assaulted their family gardener. She also reportedly mentioned disputes involving her husband and Muthaiga Golf Club.
Wairimu further told investigators that she did not suspect that anything sinister had happened to Cohen. She explained that he occasionally disappeared for extended periods before returning.
Yego clarified that Wairimu was not being treated as a suspect when she recorded the additional statement because detectives were still pursuing the matter as a missing-person investigation.
However, the inquiry soon changed direction.
On August 6, 2019, the case was handed over to the DCI Homicide Team, which took charge as investigators pursued the circumstances surrounding Cohen's disappearance.
Yego's testimony forms part of the prosecution's efforts to establish the events leading to the businessman's death.
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