Louis Otieno, the former media personality was accused of murdering Chepchumba, today shocked many when he told Kibera Law Courts that Careen Chepchumba’s father had sexually abused the former Kenya Power employee, leading to her frustrations.
This is according to a letter that 26 year old Ms Chepchumba is said to have written, and which was found beside her lifeless body on her bed at Santonia Court on February 14th, 2012.
Her body was then safely tacked between the sheets.“I wish they would let me do my way. Even if we were not together, you are still in my heart. You will still remain so dear to me Louis,” Wrote late Chepchumba.
According to postmortem report from the pathologist who carried out her postmortem on her body, the late was said to have had sex before she died, with claims that she was struggled to death.
“We used to leave at Rose Park Apartment in Kilimani in 2011. I used to be Chepchumba’s neighbor in a flat she stayed with her family. One evening, Careen told me she had something to share. She said she is victim of abuse from relatives; especially her father whom I realized wasn’t the biological dad. She intimated her difficult life with parents especially the step-father,” Louis Otieno said.
“Careen told me her parents warned her not to visit me. She then said she took up duties done by her mother; that would include sleeping with the dad and if he wanted to travel, she would pack his belonging including sorting out and filing his business documents,” Louis added.
“One day she ran into my house which was unlocked. Her dad was chasing her down the staircase. She said the father wanted to kill her.”
“I stood at my door and told him it was unfair to beat her. She went back home an hour later. The next day, she told me she would move out of her parents’ house.”
However, Mr. Otione denied having sexual intimacy with the late Chepchumba saying that is what made hime agree to go for a DNA test.
“I saw her like a week before her demise at our Santona Apartment. I never had sexual intimacies with Careen. That explains why I agreed to do a DNA test. I had never had any conflict with her. One time she asked me to help her buy a car worth Ksh 1 million. After we identified a car, she came with money in cash and we paid for it.”
Louis also denied claims that Ms Chepchumba was financing his lifestyle with money she stole from her parents saying that he was capable of financing himself since he was earning enough as a consultant.
“I would visit her quite often at her new apartment. She did not at any time pay my bills including medical bill as I had insurance. I had learn t that she was diabetic.”
“The source of money was my several training as media consultant and I managed to pay my children’s school fees without any form of financial assistance.”