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Judy Wangui, the woman charged with the murder of businesswoman Mary Wambui Kamangara might have also targeted Ms Wambui’s husband Joseph Kori and children.
This is according to an investigator, who testified at the Kiambu High Court yesterday during bail application hearing for Wangui and James Mathenge.
Wangui and Mathenge are charged with killing Wambui on January 27. They have denied the charge.
Wambui’s body was dumped in a dam in Juja.
Oliver Nabonwe, the investigator, in a sworn affidavit, told Judge Christine Meoli that Wangui and Mr Kori had an affair.
He, however, added that by the time of the murder, Kori had parted ways with Wangui, which had made her target him and his family for revenge.
“We have established that on January 25, Wangui was stalking the deceased’s family and had spent time trailing them at their residential house at Safari Park estate,” Mr Nabonwe told the court.
“We are not certain that the deceased was her main and only target, and if the accused is released on bond, the safety of the bereaved family, who are key witnesses in this matter, cannot be assured.”
The detective noted that some of the witnesses in the case were Wangui’s relatives, who could easily be induced not to testify.
Police have opposed bail applications for both suspects.
Nabonwe told the court that his assertions were supported by Wangui’s mobile subscriber data and statements from security guards at Safari Park estate.
Kori, who had been arrested together with Wangui and Mathenge, was released last month.
According to police sources, forensic analysis of Kori’s phone, as well as witness statements, exonerated him from the murder.
In his statement to detectives, Kori said he last talked to Wambui at 4pm on the day she was killed.
He said he hang up the call after his wife informed him that she was with Wangui.
