{"id":220814,"date":"2024-09-26T06:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T06:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/26\/chinese-runner-accused-of-sending-death-threats-to-girlfriend-released-on-bond\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T06:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T06:15:39","slug":"chinese-runner-accused-of-sending-death-threats-to-girlfriend-released-on-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/26\/chinese-runner-accused-of-sending-death-threats-to-girlfriend-released-on-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Runner Accused of Sending Death Threats to Girlfriend, Released on Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-320350\" alt=\"\" width=\"868\" height=\"438\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chinaman.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-320350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/chinaman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"868\" height=\"438\"  \/>A 36-year-old Chinese athlete, Chen Ching Yen, who trains in Iten town, has been charged in Eldoret court for allegedly threatening to kill his girlfriend, Michelle Jemutai Koskei.<\/p>\n<p>Yen was arrested by officers from the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) in Eldoret two weeks ago after Koskei reported receiving death threats from him.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police, the athlete sent her a threatening WhatsApp message two years ago, on May 9, 2022, from an unknown location in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>The message reportedly read:<em> \u201cLet me tell you, I can kill you and the baby, and you will do nothing because the police in Kenya are just stupid. I will give them money, and there will be no more story about you. I will cut you into pieces.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>During the court proceedings, the investigating officer, Githinji Kaaria, requested that the court detain Yen for an additional two weeks to complete the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign runner has been in remand at the Eldoret GK remand prison for two weeks since his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The request for further detention led to a dispute with Yen\u2019s defense lawyers, Alex Masakha and Peter Momonayi.<\/p>\n<p>The IO Kaaria argued, <em>\u201cYour Honour, I need more time to complete the investigations against the accused.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, the defense team opposed the request, stating that the police had no justification to seek further detention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investigating officer(IO) had ample time to conclude the investigations, including recording statements from witnesses,\u201d Masakha argued.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that, two weeks after Yen\u2019s arrest, the police had yet to record a statement from the complainant or other witnesses expected to testify.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Principal Magistrate Onkoba Mogire rejected the request for extended detention and scheduled the case for a pre-trial hearing on October 2, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Mogire released Yen on a Kes.50,000 bond with a surety of the same amount, which must be posted by a Kenyan citizen. 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