Detectives have taken Sarah Wairimu Kamotho into custody to file new murder charges against her for the violent killing of her husband, Tob Cohen, in 2019.
Her arrest followed a review of the murder case by the Director of Public Prosecutions, which had previously been dropped.
The DPP informed the Director of Criminal Investigations that there is now enough evidence to charge Wairimu with murder.
Detectives from the Homicide Investigations Bureau arrested Sarah right after receiving the DPP’s recommendation and placed her in detention at Kilimani Police Station, where she will await court proceedings on Friday.
Investigators expect Sarah to enter a plea when she appears in court.
Sarah was initially arrested in 2019 after police found Cohen’s body in a septic tank at their home in Kitisuru.
Cohen was reported missing on July 19, 2019, leading to the shocking discovery by the police. This prompted Sarah’s arrest, and she was charged with the crime. She contested the charges and sought a constitutional review.
As a result, the then DPP, Noordin Haji, initiated an inquest into the matter and dropped the murder charges.
Despite the case being withdrawn, the DCI requested a review, and the DPP now states there is enough evidence to prosecute Sarah Kamotho for Tob Cohen’s murder.
The case is set to restart as soon as the suspect enters a plea on the murder charges.
