Cheryll and Stephanie Murgor have withdrawn assault charges against Ndichu brothers following a public apology.
The withdrawal of the assault charges against Edward Ndichu and Paul Ndichu marks the end of of the cases that affected both parties.
"This is to inform you that the public at large that the Ndichu brothers have now offered a public and unequivocal apology dated November 24, to the Murgor sisters and their companions, in terms that have been duly accepted," part of the statement read.
"As a consequence, the Murgor sisters have effective today (Tuesday), withdrawn all their complaints against the Ndichu brothers and requested the Chief Magistrate through the ODPP that all the cases relating to the incident be withdrawn."
Edward and Paul were accused of assaulting the two sisters- Stephanie, 25 and Cheryl, 23 -after an altercation on October 17, 2021, at a Nairobi hotel.
Lawyer Njenga Kiarie had asked the sisters to consider solving the matter outside the court, saying the incident was a misunderstanding and they are ready to repair the damaged car.
“Our client maintains their interest and commitment to amicably resolve the incident that resulted in a misunderstanding on the morning of October 17 and further do request that their willing to repair the motor vehicle that was damaged during the said incident at the earliest," he said.
The Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions had recommended the twins be charged with assault and malicious damage to property.
A court declined to suspend their prosecution and recalled their file even as they attempted to gag the media in the ensuing drama.
Paul had already been charged but his brother failed to appear in court to take a plea, claiming that he had contracted Covid-19.
Paul was charged with assault and malicious damage. He denied the charges and was released on Sh100, 000 bond with cash bail of the same amount.
The two had initially skipped the first court session and the court was informed that they were in the UK.
On December 1, the brothers wrote an apology to the sisters.
“We Edward Wanyoike Ndichu and Paul Mwaura Ndichu, hereby issue our unequivocal apology to you, our sisters and brothers Cheryll Murgor, Stephanie Murgor, Samuel Ramdas and Patrick Koch for the unfortunate events that occurred on the night October 17, 2021 at Mara Ole Sereni Hotel, which resulted in both injury to yourselves and damage to your property,” read part of the apology.
“We have since then taken time to introspect and self-reflect on the same and acknowledge that given our standing in society, much more was expected of us on how we handled the incident. The unfortunate experience has taught us invaluable lessons which will certainly guide us going forward."
Lawyer Philip Murgor who is the uncle to the sisters said the Ndichu Brothers had offered a public apology dated November 22 to the Murgor Sisters and their companions.
Following the public apology, Chief Magistrate at Kibera Tuesday morning ordered a withdrawal of all criminal cases relating to the incident.
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