Healthy Jacque Maribe back in court to know fate in murder case
Dressed in bright yellow and smiling alongside her lawyer, Mr Katwa Kigen before court resumed, former TV girl Jacque Maribe was the picture of health as she awaited to know her fate in the murder case of the late businesswomen Ms Monica Kimani.
Ms Maribe and her ex-fiancee, Jowie Irungu, were back in court on February 9, 2024, for the judgement reading by Justice Grace Nzioka, weeks after the court had initially adjourned the reading to March 15, 2024.
On January 26, 2024, Mr Kigen claimed Maribe could not appear in court because she was “gravely indisposed” despite being ready for the judgement.Immediately, netizens began linking her being “gravely indisposed” with a post updated on her Instagram hours before the judgement about her potential weekend plans.
“It needs to stop!! 5 years I have respected the court, but also this is too much. This is not Kenya, Justice delayed is justice denied. Stop putting people’s live at limbo. If I am not culpable I’m not. I’m tired of this,” ranted Ms Maribe.
Ms Monica Kimani was brutally murdered in her Lamuria Garden apartment on September 19, 2018. She had just arrived from South Sudan and met up with friends. She was found dead after numerous phone calls by her brother, Mr George Kimani, were unanswered, forcing him to go to her house. Ms Kimani was found dead in her bathtub.
Jowie Irungu was placed at the scene of the crime following investigations and Ms Maribe was linked to the murder for assisting Mr Irungu to destroy evidence linked to the crime. The prosecution argued before court that the duo had a common intention and “acted in convert to eliminate the deceased.”
The duo denied murdering Ms Kimani.
If found guilty, Jowie and Maribe could be sentenced to death, face life imprisonment or sentenced to prison terms.
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