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Lawyer fails to turn up to testify against suspects in fake gold case

A display of fake gold coins impounded by the police. [File, Standard]

A lawyer expected to testify in a case where a businessman is charged with defrauding a German over Sh27 million in fake gold transaction failed to appear in court on Thursday.

The prosecution told magistrate Kenneth Cheruiyot that Thomas Otieno had traveled to Kisumu, hence, he could not make it to court.

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