Witnesses: Slain athlete's wife hired men to 'teach him a lesson' for cheating

From left: Vincent Ososei Kiprono, Jamlick Kipotoon Morugit and the deceased's wife Rose Chepkemboi Rotich at the High Court in Eldoret. They were accused of murdering former athlete Samson Kandie at Elgonview estate in Eldoret Uasin Gishu County. [File, Standard]

Witnesses told the High Court in Eldoret that the wife of slain athlete Samson Kandie hired individuals to punish her husband due to suspicions of infidelity.

In the ongoing murder trial, three witnesses told Justice Reuben Nyakundi that Rose Chepkemboi Rotich, Kandie's estranged wife, hired people to confront the deceased, believing he was cheating on her with a commercial sex worker.

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