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Woman testifies against aunt in fight for Sh100m German's estate

Joseph Leitmann,The German Tycoon. [Courtesy]

Lucy Wanjiku, 53, has been implying for the past two decades that her aunt Susan Nyambura, 74, was only a housemaid and not the late German tycoon Joseph Leitmann's co-wife.

Both claim to be Leitmann's widows, and have been embroiled in a bitter legal battle over control of his estate, which is estimated to be worth more than Sh100 million.

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