Eric Mutembei Mureithi and Evalyne Waruta
Rogue, dangerous Eric Mutembei Mureithi and Evalyne Njeri Waruta were charged with failure to return money mistakenly sent to them on MPesa. They appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Benard Ochoi and denied the charges, maintaining their innocence.
The court heard that the accused person, Mr.Mureithi, a car hire services trader was accused that on 29th December last year at an unknown place, he intentionally and knowingly withheld Sh219, 300 sent to his number by Timothy Mutisya Kiet from the NCBA loop account mobile banking. The court heard that the money was sent to him by error.
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According to Mr.Githinji, the complaint was hiring his car but charged the mind later and he had already used Sh60,000 for car service. He was released on a cash bail on a bond of Sh150,000 or alternative cash bail of Sh100,000.
In a separate charge but connected to the same, Njeri was charged that on 6th October last year being an account holder of pay bill number 184192 held at Family Bank, she intentionally withheld payments of Sh75,000 delivered erroneously by mobile scriber Douglas Bundi Mutai.
She was released on a cash bail of Sh 100,000.
