A woman who is said to have killed a man in an air bnb three years ago and reported it as mob justice was on Thursday arraigned in court to face murder charges.
However, Cecilia Wangari Karisa did not plead to the charges as she had not undergone any mental assessment test which is a requirement for all murder suspects before taking plea.
According to the charge sheet, wangari murdered Maxwel Wamwea to March 10, 2022 at Thome Estate within Kasarani Sub-County in Nairobi.
Wangari was set to take plea today, however the prosecution moved the court seeking to defer the plea because of the mental assessment.
According to the prosecution, Cecilia had not undergone mental assessment, a procedure which has been adopted by Kenyan Courts before a capital offender is charged to ascertain his or her mental capability to stand trial.
She is suspected to have colluded with another suspect yet to be arrested to murder the late Maxwel.
Initially, the case was reported to Kasarani Police Station as a mob justice incident but according to police, following a complaint letter received on November 19, 2023, the DCI initiated fresh investigations into the murder.
After reviewing the file, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions recommended that Wangari, along with another suspect who is still at large, be charged with the murder of the deceased.
Wangari was apprehended at her hideout in an Airbnb in Thindigwa, Kiambu County.
The case will proceed on March 10,2025.
