•The couple had quarreled for over an hour before Biwott opened fire, killing the man in their bedroom.
•She faces a murder charge before Justice Reuben Nyakundi at the High Court in Eldoret.
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Lilian Biwott, the policewoman who used 11 bullets to shoot her husband had quarreled with the man after he threatened to kill their children, an Eldoret court was told.
The couple had quarreled for over an hour before Biwott opened fire, killing the man in their bedroom.
Biwott has denied killing her husband Victor Kipchumba on October 14 2023.
She faces a murder charge before Justice Reuben Nyakundi at the High Court in Eldoret.
Their househelp Sharon Jepchirchir who is a key witness, narrated how the two quarreled on the phone before Biwott came back to the house on the fateful night.
Kipchumba was in their house at Kimumu Estate while Biwott was on night duty.
Jepchirchir said she was sleeping in an adjacent room where she could overhear the couple quarreling on the phone.
"After a while, Biwott came back and asked me to open the door for her. She was in full uniform and had a gun," Jepchirchir testified.
She said Biwott then went into their bedroom as she went back to her room from where she heard the two quarrel again for more than an hour.
"After about one hour, I heard a loud bang in their room and went to check only to find Biwott going out. I followed her out, but she went away," she testified.
While being cross-examined by lawyer Oscar Oduor representing Biwott, the househelp said during the quarrel she heard the man saying he would kill their children in anger.
She revealed that the two frequently quarreled, and the man was used to walking around with kitchen knives in the house.
At the same time, she told the court that Kipchumba used to seduce her and would even invite her to their bedroom at night when Biwott was away.
"He would on some days call me on my phone and ask me to go to their bedroom when Biwott was away at night," Jepchirchir said.
She said that she informed Biwott about the same sparking more quarrels between the couple.
Jepchirchir told the court that Biwott had been a good employer to her and was always generous.
She had worked with the couple for over six month before the killing.
Earlier Jepchirchir was led by State counsel Mark Mugun to give her evidence in chief.
Oduor asked the court to decide on the application by her client to be released on bond pending hearing of the case.
Justice Nyakundi set the matter for further hearing next week.