PREMIUM How a Valentine's Day drinking spree turned into a murder case Mombasa Just now

As dusk gave way to night, the social gathering took a dark and irreversible turn when moments later, one of the friends lay bleeding from a stab wound allegedly inflicted with a pen knife.

Simon Kilinda Kitatu, one of the three friends, told the court that Ombati, whom he knew as Tony, arrived at his parents' home at about 2.

She corroborated the testimony that the matter was reported to the police post before accompanying police officers to the scene and later to Ombati's home, but he could not be traced.