Tob Cohen murder trial: DCI examiner exposes discrepancies in signatures on original Will, forged letter

Tob Cohen murder trial: DCI examiner exposes discrepancies in signatures on original Will, forged letter

Testifying for the prosecution, John Muinde also dismissed letters seeking the withdrawal of an assault case against Sarah Wairimu, saying they were not authored by Cohen as alleged. His findings established inconsistencies in the handwriting.

A forensic document examiner attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters has told the court of inconsistencies in the signatures appearing on the original will of slain businessman Tob Cohen.

Testifying for the prosecution, John Muinde also dismissed letters seeking the withdrawal of an assault case against Sarah Wairimu, saying they were not authored by Cohen as alleged. His findings established inconsistencies in the handwriting.

The court heard that the letters were purportedly written at a time when Cohen was already dead.

The prosecution’s 27th witness on Wednesday took the court through a forensic examination of disputed documents, with particular focus on the signatures appearing on the will of slain businessman Tob Cohen.

Forensic document examiner John Muinde, attached to DCI headquarters, told the Kibera High Court that there were discrepancies between the signatures on Cohen’s original will and those on a printed version that was in the possession of his wife, Sarah Wairimu.

"Comparison between A and B7 and P1 and P2 made the following observations.

In brief

Testifying for the prosecution, John Muinde also dismissed letters seeking the withdrawal of an assault case against Sarah Wairimu, saying they were not authored by Cohen as alleged. A forensic document examiner attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters has told the court of inconsistencies in the signatures appearing on the original will of slain businessman Tob Cohen.

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