Susan Nasimiyu alias Mama Nowee appeared before magistrate Esther Kimilu where the prosecution informed court that they intent to close the custodial application since the woman has been charged before the High court with offence of murder.
The said woman registered a plea of not guilty to the offence of murder of Godwin Wekesa aged 5 years.
The office of the directorate of public prosecution moved the court to deny Nasimiyu bond stating that she may interfere with the witnesses.
According to the court documents, the woman brought her cousin, Godwin Wekesa aged 5 years who was a orphan from their rural home at Trans Nzoia, she had stayed with the Juvenile for around five months.
However, the lady stated that on December 8,2022 at around 7:00pm, when bathing the boy (now deceased) she detected injuries on his body.
She then decided to take him to Kiambu level 5 hospital for medication where he was pronounced dead the following day.
According to the investigations officer, she reported the death of the boy to Police where the DCI from Kiambu visited the hospital and established that the deceased child had multiple historical wounds pointing to the possibility of child abuse by the reportee.
Upon being asked the real names of the parents of the deceased child she declined, and further she claimed to be housing two more minors.
