Thursday, September 11, 2014
This file photo shows former KTN presenter Esther Arunga during a media
briefing at the Pizza Garden restaurant . She has been charged with
being an accessory to her son's murder. PHOTO| HEZRON NJOROGE
In Summary
- "We'll be seeking bail as soon as is practicable," he said.
- Local TV channel
— Channel 7 — reported on June 18 that the child died as paramedics, who had been called in, were attending to him.
Esther Arunga was on Thursday charged
with being an accessory to her son’s murder, nine days after her
husband, Quincy Timberlake, was charged with murder.
Detectives from the Pine Rivers Child Protection and Investigation Unit charged Esther with the crime following police investigations into the death.
According to the Brisbane Times website, criminal lawyer Chris Ford, who represents the couple in their separate legal cases, said Ms Arunga intends to fight the charges.
, criminal lawyer Chris Ford, who represents the couple in their separate legal cases, said Ms Arunga intends to fight the charges.
"We'll be seeking bail as soon as is practicable," he said.
An officer from the child protection unit who spoke to Nation.co.ke by phone said the information published by the Brisbane Times was accurate and that it originated from the unit office.
from the child protection unit who spoke to Nation.co.ke by phone said the information published by the Brisbane Times was accurate and that it originated from the unit office.
Police were called to the couple’s house in Kallangur, a suburb in north Brisbane, Australia, about 2.30am on June 18 after ambulance officers were unable to resuscitate the boy.
CHILD DIED AS HE WAS BEING ATTENDED TO
Local
TV channel — Channel 7 — reported on June 18 that the child died as
paramedics, who had been called in, were attending to him.
“The
parents told the police that the child had been playing with his
two-year-old brother when he fell down the stairs,” the channel reported
then.
After the incident, it stated, the parents gave him Panadol, a painkiller, and put him to sleep, but his condition worsened.
The couple then called paramedics, who pronounced the boy dead.
“Police will allege the child had 'significant' internal injuries,” stated TheCourierMail.com.
GRANTED ASYLUM
Mr Timberlake was granted asylum in Australia and left Kenya to “save” his life after being arrested and tortured while in custody on charges that were later dropped.
Four
years ago, his wife, Ms Arunga, sued her parents, Dr Robert Arunga and
Mrs Petroline Arunga, claiming they had locked her in their house and
subjected her to forceful psychiatric check-up.
She declared she was married to Quincy Timberlake, who was in police custody at that time.
She demanded Sh300 million in damages from her parents.
