A suspect of great interest in the murder probe of lawyer Willie Kimani on Wednesday told court that at one point the police officers interrogating him kicked him in his private parts injuring him badly.
Asked by prosecutor Nicholas Mutuku why he did not complain to prison bosses, the doctor who treated him or the court, Mr Ngugi said he feared repercussions from the police.
Other than Mr Ngugi, four Administration Police officers: Mr Fredrick Leliman, Mr Stephen Cheburet, Ms Sylvia Wanjiku and Mr Leonard Maina Mwangi, are charged with the murder of Mr Kimani, his client Josephat Mwenda and taxi driver Joseph Muiruri.
Mr Kimani, Mr Mwenda and Mr Muiruri were kidnapped after leaving the Mavoko law courts on June 23, 2016.
The police claim that Mr Ngugi confessed about the killings and recorded a statement before Mr Geoffrey Kinyua, a police officer.
Earlier, Mr Sena told the court how they arrested Mr Ngugi and took him to Flying Squad offices where they interrogated him for about two hours.
He said Mr Ngugi later agreed that he was ready to make a confession and that he chose his younger brother to be present when the recording was done.
The officer told the court that they would read the statement to him and ask him whether he understood before proceeding.
The recording was done at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters on August 9, 2016.
The case was adjourned to March 6, when the court will hear submissions from the prosecution and Mr Ngugi’s lawyer.