Sarah Wairimu Re-Arrested For Dutch Businessman’s Murder
Nearly five years after the death of Dutch businessman Tob Cohen, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) discovered new evidence against his wife, Sarah Wairimu.
This is her second arrest.
Wairimu was initially detained in 2019 when the Dutchman’s body was discovered in a septic tank on July 19 in the Lower Kabete Area of Nairobi County but was released after the case was dropped.
The DPP reviewed the murder case, determined that Sarah had a case to answer, and ordered her arrest. He stated that there was substantial proof that Wairimu murdered her husband.
PRESS STATEMENT
— Office of The Director Of Public Prosecutions (@ODPP_KE) January 23, 2025
1.The Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP) today directed Sarah Kohen Wairimu be charged with murder contrary to Section 203 as read with 204 of the Penal Code.
2.This is after overwhelming evidence show Ms. Wairimu murdered her husband namely Tob Chichou… pic.twitter.com/pKwmHBzCgg
“Upon independent and thorough review of the new material, the DPP is satisfied that Wairimu was involved in the death of Tob Cohen,” the DPP noted on Thursday in a statement to the director of Criminal Investigations.
“Ms Wairimu’s impending arraignment following her arrest on 23rd January 2025 comes after the DPP received new material about Mr Cohen’s death from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI),” the DPP continued.
DPP Benson Ingonga approved the re-arrest after investigators voiced their disagreement with the decision by former DPP Noordin Haji to withdraw the murder charge.
Two years ago, Haji informed a Nairobi court that he had decided to withdraw the case against Wairimu and her co-accused, Peter Karanja.
He further stated that rather than prosecuting the murder case, the court should order an inquest to be held in the Milimani Law Court.
Sarah Wairimu Kamotho has arrived at the Kibera Law Courts where she is expected to plead to murder charges in relation to the death of her husband, Dutch billionaire Tob Cohen.
— Office of The Director Of Public Prosecutions (@ODPP_KE) January 24, 2025
This comes after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) reviewed the murder file of the case she… pic.twitter.com/UaFZx3PDrs
Wairimu and her co-accused denied the accusations before High Court Judge Stella Mutuku and were released on Ksh2 million cash bail apiece.
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Wairimu is being arrested at Kilimani Police Station and will be arraigned in court today (Friday, January 24), where she is anticipated to enter a plea.
She had previously maintained her innocence, alleging in 2020 that Cohen was murdered and his body deposited in a septic tank at their home while she was in police custody.
Cohen had been reported missing before police discovered his death in a sewage tank on July 19, 2019, which led to her arrest.
Tob Cohen, a former top executive at Philips, fell in love with Kenya while on assignment and decided to live there until his sad death.
Sarah Wairimu Re-Arrested For Dutch Businessman’s Murder
