A man who allegedly assaulted his ex-wife as she was going on with her work at a city lounge and grill has been arraigned at a Kibera Court.
It is also alleged that he pulled off her wig.
Nicolas Kibiwot Kaimoi was arraigned before senior principal magistrate Renee Kitagwa.
He is accused of beating up Bett Jepchumba, a quality assurance officer on May 1, 2021, at Adams Arcade area in Dagoreti Sub-county within Nairobi County.
While testifying in court, Betty narrated the ordeal she passed through on the fateful day.
“I was at my lounge and grill with my employee finalising the day's sales when the accused person came alongside another person claiming that they had come to pay my debt of Sh2890.
"They then got inside the lounge and he told me that I was still his wife although we had separated for some months,” she told Kitagwa.
She told the court that the accused person held her hand, twisted it and assaulted her.
“He held my hand and twisted it. He punched me on my head and removed my wigs, he pushed me and I was hit by a table and he kicked me on my back,” she told the court.
Another witness also testified in court and said that he saw the accused person beating up the complainant.
“I saw him slapping my boss, he pulled off his wig from his head,” she told the court.
The accused person however denied the accusations and through his lawyer maintained that he never committed the offence.
He is out on a bond of Sh50,000 with an alternative cash bail of Sh20,000 with a credible contact person.
Kitagwa directed that the case proceeds on July 6 for a further hearing.
