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A 36-year-old Chinese athlete accused of threatening to kill his former girlfriend two years ago has been released on a Sh50,000 bond with a surety of similar amount from a Kenyan citizen.

Eldoret Law Court Senior Principal Magistrate Onkoba Mogire imposed the strict condition on the accused, Chen Ching Yen to ensure he attends court trial when required.

Yen who trains in Iten town, Elgeyo Marakwet county was arrested by the sleuths attached to the ATPU in Eldoret two weeks ago after Michele Jemutai Koskei reported him to the police over her life.

The charge against him states that on May 9, 2022 at an unknown place within the republic of Kenya, he sent an electronic message via WhatsApp to the complainant threatening to terminate her life.

The one paragraph threatening message read in part: “Let me tell you,I can kill you and the baby and you will do nothing because the policeof Kenya are just stupid. I will give them money and no story about you again, I will cut you to pieces.”

The athlete who has been at the Eldoret GK Remand Prison for two weeks since his arrest is represented by lawyers Alex Masakha and Peter Momanyi.

Earlier on, there was a stand-off in court between the legal counsel for the accused and the investigating officer in the matter Githinji Kaaria.

This was after Kaaria requested that the accused person be held in remand prison for additional 14 days to allow for the completion of investigations.