A businessman Chen Yun, a Chinese National to court for allegedly defrauding him with a tune of Sh20million after she allegedly promised to sell him a JDW Aluminum Limited, a construction company.
Chen Yun was charged with the offense of conspiring to defraud and obtaining by pretense before the Kibera Principal Magistrate where she denied the charges.
A businessman Chen Yun
The court heard that in the first count, the accused person jointly with others conspired to defraud Isaac Kipkemboi Towett of Sh20, 235, 000 and later allegedly obtained the said amount from him.
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The prosecution filed an affiliate to oppose the accused person from being released on bond. The application was sworn by police constable Denis Miheso, a DCI, detective attached to Kilimani police station.
In his application, Miheso told the court that the accused person lacked a fixed abode or a form of permanent employment. He told the court that the commission of the offense was a well thought calculated coordinated effort to cripple the complainant financially. Hence, investigations are ongoing to apprehend more suspects.
“The accused person is a Chinese National and poses as a flight risk whose attendance cannot be guaranteed if released on cash bail or bond terms,” said Miheso. The magistrate directed that the accused person be detained until next month when the court will rule on her bond ruling and determinations.
