The lawyer of Joseph Irungu — the key suspect in the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani — suggested in court Tuesday that the entrepreneur could have died from starvation on September 18, 2018.
Wilson Nandwa asked an expert witness in the trial whether he ascertained beyond any reasonable doubt that Monica Kimani’s death was not due to starvation.
Mr Nandwa’s questioan stemmed from the witness’ testimony that the victim’s “trachea had been slit open, and that blood was oozing from her private parts”.
“Did you open her oesophagus to ascertain the food Monica Kimani took that day? Did you open her stomach? Could we suggest that the cause of her death was as a result ofastarvation?” posed Mr Nandwa.
Jowie is being charged alongside Citizen Tv’s journalist Jacque Maribe who is already out on bail.
The court had earlier Tuesday said it will rule Wednesday whether it will bar the media from covering the trial.
