Sarah Wairimu the wife to the Missing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen at the Milimani Law Court in Nairobi on September 12,2019. PHOTO/ENOS TECHE .Courtesy of Star Kenya
Widow of the slain Dutchman Tob Cohen,
Sarah Wairimu on Thursday denied murder charges against her before a Nairobi
High Court.
Ms. Wairimu alongside others who were not
before court is accused of murdering the Dutch tycoon between July 19 and 20.
The billionaire was reported missing on July 20 and his body discovered 40 days
later by detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations. He was
blindfolded and wrapped in a blanket with both hands tied.
The autopsy revealed that the former Chief
Executive Officer of Dutch conglomerate Philips East Africa’s skull was
shattered, his left leg dislocated and his hands broken before he was massacred.
Postmortem was conducted in presence of the deceased family members, his widow,
and defense and family lawyers. The result was reported by a leading Dutch
Newspaper Algemeen Dagblad following a court order that bar the attorneys and
detectives from addressing the media regarding the case and the media were
instructed to only report what transpires in the court.
Before his demise, the celebrated golfer
and Wairimu endured chaotic relationship. They were involved in row over
multi-million shilling property and a divorce case was pending in court. The
widow has been in custody since August 28 after preliminary report linked her
with the murder of the tycoon.
The deceased was laid to rest at a Nairobi
Jewish cemetery. His burial was presided by 10 priests and one Rabbi according
to Jews culture.
