Friday, February 9, 2024 - Milimani High Court Judge, Grace Nzioka, has said that the death of Monica Kimani is a clear case of homicide.
Speaking on Friday as
she read out an analysis on Monica's cause of death, Nzioka said the
prosecution has proved that the death was unlawful.
The Judge said the
court relied on evidence from an examination by a doctor.
"Dr. Njenga did not testify to any circumstances that would amount to excusable Homicide.
"In
cross-examination of the doctor by defence counsel, he stated that there was no
evidence of strangulation nor a gun or bullet wound and there was nothing
unusual in the pancreas, indicating that the blood that was oozing from the
nostrils was because the throat was slit at the level of thyroid glands and
clarified that the wound would not have been inflicted after death because a
person does not bleed after death as it is the heart that causes the
bleeding," Justice Nzioka said.
"Pursuant to the evidence of this doctor, it is the finding of this court that the deceased did not die of an accidental or natural cause.
"Therefore this is a clear case of
homicide that falls outside the excusable homicides, And so, the finding of
this court is that the prosecution has proved that the death was
unlawful."
The judgment had been
adjourned twice, with the last adjournment, Maribe's advocate Katwa Kigen indicating to
the court she was unwell.
Jowie is the first accused person in the murder trial of Monica.
He was charged alongside Jacque
Maribe in 2018.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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