Brother to the slain businessman Yogesh Sapra accuse deceased’s wife of stabbing him at a party 19 years ago

The brother to the slain businessman Yogesh Madan Mohan Sapra who was killed 19 years ago has today given a blow by blow account of what transpired on that fateful day in 2005 and accused the deceased wife, a dentist, Dr. Nisha Sapra of having stabbed him leading to his death following an altercation.

While testifying before Milimani Chief Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi, Kuldip Sapra said his late brother Yogesh confessed to him from the hospital bed at the Nairobi Hospital August 2005 that he was stabbed by his wife Nisha.

“When I visited my late brother Yogesh at the Nairobi Hospital he confided told me that he was stabbed by his wife while at their bedroom after a disagreement during a family party.” Kuldip told the court.

Nisha was charged for an offence of manslaughter over a decade ago.

Kuldip recounted how his late brother, both directors of their family business at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was injured by his wife then rushed to hospital.

He said the stab raptured his intestines which later were infected.

“Doctors at the Nairobi Hospital told me the stab also raptured the diaphragm and the intestines. They were later infected by germs leading to his death.” Kuldip recounted.

He further testified that a son of the deceased told him that their mother (Nisha) is the one who stabbed their father in their bedroom at the Lower Kabete city residence on the night of August 21/22,2005.

Kuldip was testifying in the case where his sister-in-law is charged with unlawfully killing her husband Yogesh.

He recounted how his brother was subjected to six surgeries but he did not make it.

He succumbed to the injuries inflicted with a kitchen knife.

Kuldip added that before the body was released to the family for interment he was called by the Officer Commanding Station-Spring Valley who told him to stop the burial to enable police confirm that a postmortem had been carried out on the body.

He said although he has never seen the postmortem report he knows without fear of contradiction that his later brother died from the injuries inflicted on him by his wife.

Referring to a letter written by one of the surgeons who were attending to his brother, Kuldip said that: “The doctor was regretting that they mismanaged the treatment of the patient (Yogesh).”

The witness said Nisha was arrested during the cremation of his brother at the Hindu Crematorium in Kariokor Nairobi on September 8,2005.

Nisha has since denied she murdered her husband. She is out on bond.

She is facing manslaughter charges contrary to Section 202 of the Penal Code (Chapter 63 of the Laws of Kenya) in Nairobi Criminal Case No. 528 of 2008.

The particulars of the charge are that on the night of August 20 and 21 2005 at Lower Kabete in Nairobi within Nairobi Area she unlawfully killed Yogesh.

She was arrested on September 11, 2005 during the cremation of Yogesh at the Hindu Crematorium grounds at Kariokor, Nairobi.

She was detained at Spring Valley Police Station and thereafter transferred to Gigiri Police Station

The Attorney General ordered an inquest to establish the course of death.

It was recommended by a former magistrate Timothy Okello that she be charged with murder of her husband at the conclusion of the inquest.

Kuldip told Mr Ekhubi that the charge was later reduced to manslaughter.

Cross-examined by Senior Counsel Kioko Kilukumu for Nisha on the cause of death, Kuldip answered that it was caused by an infection at the injury occasioned by the stab inflicted on him by his wife.

However, Kilukumi presented a letter from one the many doctors who attended saying an infection caused the death.

Kilukumi said the doctor attributed the death to mismanagement of the patient.

The Senior Counsel also disclosed that the marriage between Yogesh and Nisha was rocked with violence and that at one time the deceased stabbed the accused with a pen-knife.

Kilukumi said domestic workers of the two testified in court that the couple used to fight quite often.

“All that I know is that my brother’s death was occasioned by the stab inflicted by his wife.” Kuldip told the magistrate as he concluded his evidence.

Hearing continues November 1, 2024.