- Two more witnesses are expected to testify in the case.
- On Tuesday, the witness showed the court photographic exhibits from the scene of the alleged murder.
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The trial of former Migori County Governor Okoth Obado and two other accused persons in the murder of Sharon Otieno will proceed today at Milimani High Court.
Obado and his co accused will appear before Justice Cecilia Githua where the Prosecution witness Chief Inspector Nicholas Ole Sena, under Serious Crime unit within the DCI Headquarters will continue to testify.
Two more witnesses are expected to testify in the case.
On Tuesday, the witness showed the court photographic exhibits from the scene of the alleged murder. He told the court that investigations and interrogations of Okoth Obado and his then personal assistant Michael Oyamo showed that the two were well known to the deceased.
The witness further told the court that it was visible from the deceased’s body that she was pregnant and that the body had visible injuries of a knife stub on the left side close to the heart.
He also confirmed to the court that after the Post Mortem of both Sharon and her unborn child, the doctor formed the opinion that Sharon was 7 months pregnant and that the cause of death was severe haemorrhage due to a sharp object force trauma.
He added that there were features of strangulation, while that of the unborn child was due to abdominal trauma caused by a sharp object.
The witness further told the court that DNA test results revealed that there was a 99.99% that Okoth Obado was the father of Sharon Otieno's unborn child.