A mother and her two sons were Friday charged before a Nairobi Court with multiple counts of forgery in connection with the alleged falsification of the last will and testament of a deceased man.
Irene Wanjiru Ndiritu, together with her sons, Danson Ndiritu Gathirua and Alex Karuri Gathirua appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego.
They were accused of forging and uttering documents relating to the estate of the late Dr. Cyrus Gathirua Ndiritu.
According to the prosecution, the three, alongside others not before the court, allegedly forged the deceased’s last will and testament on various dates between May 2, 1999, and May 11, 2023.
The forged document was presented as genuine and purportedly signed by Dr. Ndiritu
The court further heard that in 2010, the accused fraudulently presented the forged will before the Milimani High Court Family Division, claiming it to be authentic
They also allegedly forged a trust deed purportedly executed between the deceased and Irene Wanjiru, as well as a share transfer document dated April 20, 2000
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