Nairobi, April 27 -- Kenyan marathon star Lucy Wangui Kabuu stood before the court, her voice firm yet tinged with emotion, as she recounted the turbulent journey she had traversed with her former husband, Jeremiah Maina Wamungu.

Theirs was not just a legal battle over property; it was a saga of love, betrayal and shattered dreams that unfolded in the corridors of justice.

In a three-hour testimony before Justice Samuel Mohochi in a court in Nakuru, Ms Kabuu recounted the harrowing ordeals she claimed she endured at the hands of her estranged husband-who is now determined to get 50 per cent share of her property.

The 2006 Commonwealth Games 10,000 metres gold medallist took the court through a step by step explanation demonstrating how...