FEMALE COFFIN MAKER ACCUSED OF STEALING COFFINS

FEMALE COFFIN MAKER ACCUSED OF STEALING COFFINS

By Chris Ojow

Appearing before Nairobi Senior

Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi

the accused through her lawyer informed

the Court that she has been framed

with the said offence of stealing

coffins.

It is alleged that Moureen Khikani in

her 30s while employed as a sales lady

at St. Augustine funeral service

located at Kenyatta Market Nairobi

County stole two coffins valued ksh.

90,000 and twenty six pieces of coffin

handles valued ksh. 117,000.

The accused pleaded not guilty to one

count of stealing by servant contrary

to section 281 of the penal code.

Moureen a single mother of one who was

arrested on Thursday 17th of August

told the trial court that her case is

based on witch hunt , she further said

that it is after she left her former

employer and stated her own funeral

company that has ignited the arrest and

possibly being charged.

Senior Principal Magistrate freed the

accused on a bond of 200,000 surety of

the same or a cash bail of 100,000 plus

one contact person pending pretrial.