Man accuses cop of ruining his fake eye
By Nancy.Gitonga, February 16, 2023
A suspect stunned a Milimani court on Monday with revelations that he lost his “very expensive” prosthetic eye during his arrest in Nairobi on Saturday, February 11, 2023.
Juma Hamisi Naiseria who faced charges of robbery with violence told the court that police officers from Central Police Station beat him up leading to the destruction of his prosthetic eye that had cost him a whopping Sh120,000. “Your Honour, when I was arrested I was beaten by the police officers on the head and my eye fell. I requested the officers to let me collect the eye but instead, they stepped on it, destroying it completely. The eye was very expensive. It cost me Sh 120,000,” Hamisi told Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi. The suspect who appeared in court with one eye urged the presiding magistrate to order the police to escort him to hospital for treatment.
Hamisi’s co-accused persons Charles Juma Marwa and Josphat Muriasi Ondigo also told the court that the cops assaulted and stole cash from them during their arrest.
The prosecution alleges that the three accused persons had on February 11, 2023, along Tom Mboya Street in Nairobi violently robbed the complainant Silvester Muli Mwongela of a Tecno Cammon 11 phone valued at Sh 17,500.
The trio denied the charge and were released on a bond of Sh 200,000 each.
The court further ordered Hamisi to lodge a complaint with the police.