The Judge in acquitting her said it was the prosecution's burden to prove her alibi defence.Īn alibi defence is showing evidence a defendant was not at the scene when the crime occurred. "My relationship with Jowie then was that of cohabitation and helping him to get treatment after he was shot was a constitutional right,” she said. She was also convicted on one count of identity theft. She admitted that her phone went off on the material day but stated that it didn’t mean she committed the crime. Susan Monica was found guilty of two counts each of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse. Since its inception in early 2016, the show has broken download records and sparked an enthusiastic, interactive Murderino fan base who come out in droves for their sold-out worldwide tours. Maribe said she never knew her and had no motive to kill her. My Favorite Murder is the hit true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. She denied any involvement in the murder of Kimani. Nzioka stated that the evidence brought against her only relates to September 20, shooting incident involving Jowie in which the court said she is liable for giving false information to the police.ĭuring the defence hearing, Maribe defended herself saying she was with former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on a fateful day. When a handyman named Robert Haney went missing from Susan Monica's. Evidence against Maribe didn't place her in the house of the deceased on a material night,” the Judge said. “It's my considered view that the charge brought against Maribe was not the proper charge. She faulted the prosecution for preferring the wrong charge against her. Nzioka in acquitting Maribe said there was no evidence that she ever communicated with Monica. Judge Nzioka said failure by the prosecution to place Maribe at the scene where Monica was murdered led to her acquittal. He is currently at Industrial Area remand awaiting sentencing on March 8. ![]() Maribe was acquitted on Friday last week as her co-accused Jowie Irungu was convicted of the murder. ![]() The DPP in its notice of appeal says they are dissatisfied with the decision of trial Judge Grace Nzioka that acquitted Maribe in the murder case and they will appeal part of the judgment that set her free. Haney’s one of the two handy men Susan Monica is accused of killing and feeding to her pigs at her Rogue River ranch. For the first time we hear accused murderer Susan Monica’s voice. The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will be appealing against a High Court decision that acquitted former TV News anchor Jacque Maribe in the murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani. Exclusive look at Susan Monicas property and murder crime scene - Jan 14th, 2014.
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