Four Witnesses Detail Tob Cohen’s Final Movements in Sarah Wairimu Murder Trial
The testimony included accounts of a distress call made by Wairimu, Cohen’s encounter with individuals claiming to be police officers and his subsequent movements to a hotel where he spent part of the night.
Four prosecution witnesses have testified in the murder trial of Sarah Wairimu Kamotho regarding the last known movements of her husband, Dutch businessman Tob Cohen, in the month leading up to his disappearance in July 2019. The testimonies were given before the High Court in Kibera, Kenya. The witnesses depicted the events at the couple's residence in Lower Kabete, Muthaiga Golf Club, and Plums Hotel, where Cohen spent part of a night on July 19, 2019.
The 13th prosecution witness, Davis Njuguna Kamau, a former Chamber of Commerce chairman, testified that Wairimu had previously discussed marital issues with him, alleging Cohen's abuse. Kamau and friend Peter Karanja visited the couple's Lower Kabete home on July 19 after receiving a distress call from Wairimu. They encountered four individuals in civilian clothes, claiming to be police officers from Spring Valley Police Station. Cohen emerged from his house and questioned their presence. He then made a phone call and left.
Denis Gekona, the club's chief security officer, identified records showing Cohen's presence at Muthaiga Golf Club on the same day. However, he couldn't provide the exact time of Cohen's departure. Two former Plums Hotel employees, Michael Wainaina Karuthai and Aggrey Ingano Muhalamu, testified about Cohen's final hours at the hotel.
Karuthai said he served Cohen on the night of July 19; he was later joined by Margaret Wanjiru and two other women. Cohen left around 1:30am after a brief altercation with Wanjiru. Muhalamu testified that Cohen settled his bill and that Wanjiru was prevented from leaving with him. Cohen appeared jovial upon leaving.
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