Tob Cohen murder: Police witnesses recount Wairimu's account of husband's disappearance

Tob Cohen murder: Police witnesses recount Wairimu's account of husband's disappearance

Their testimonies have detailed accounts Wairimu allegedly gave investigators about her husband's whereabouts, including claims that he had previously disappeared for days before returning home.

More senior police officers who recorded statements from Sarah Wairimu following the disappearance of her husband, businessman Tob Cohen, have taken the witness stand in the ongoing murder trial.

Their testimonies have detailed accounts Wairimu allegedly gave investigators about her husband's whereabouts, including claims that he had previously disappeared for days before returning home.

The defence has, however, challenged the admissibility of documents prepared by a former Flying Squad officer, arguing that they should not form part of the evidence in the murder case.

On Thursday, another senior police officer took the stand to testify in the high-profile murder trial of businessman Tob Cohen.

Musa Yego, who was then the Flying Squad officer in charge of the Nairobi region, told the court that when he questioned Sarah Wairimu on August 6, 2019, about her husband's disappearance, she said Cohen had a habit of leaving their home and staying away for several days before returning.

"She told me she was not suspecting foul play in the disappearance of Tob Cohen,” he said.

Yego testified that although Wairimu acknowledged that Cohen was missing, she saw no reason to worry, saying he had disappeared on previous occasions only…

In brief

Their testimonies have detailed accounts Wairimu allegedly gave investigators about her husband's whereabouts, including claims that he had previously disappeared for days before returning home. More senior police officers who recorded statements from Sarah Wairimu following the disappearance of her husband, businessman Tob Cohen, have taken the witness stand in the ongoing murder trial. On Thursday, another senior police officer took the stand to testify in the high-profile murder trial of businessman Tob Cohen.

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