A 35-year-old man was shot dead early this morning, as he confronted thugs who had attacked his girlfriend at Winners apartments in Ruiru, Kiambu County.
The deceased Geoffrey Sigei and his girlfriend Winfred Kairuthi,34, had arrived at the apartment in two separate vehicles at around 4:30am, when they were confronted by armed thugs.
According to the apartment’s guard Samuel Wafula, Winfred was first to enter the gate followed by the deceased in a Mazda CX5.
“After the vehicles had gone past the main gate, three men forced their way inside, went straight to Winfred’s vehicle and began ransacking it. As the deceased was parking his vehicle, he saw the thugs confronting Winfred and went to her aid, wielding a rungu,” the guard told detectives.
The armed thugs then opened fire and shot him on the abdomen as they fled the scene, attracting the attention of police officers who were on patrol nearby.
Neighbours who had heard the commotion responded to the incident and rushed Sigei to RFH hospital in Ruiru, where he, unfortunately, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.
Detectives have since established that the deceased and his girlfriend had enjoyed their evening at Ashaki grill in Thome estate and on their way home, had been trailed by a silver Toyota Prado TX that the assailants used as their getaway vehicle.
Crime scene detectives based at Thika visited the scene and recovered two spent cartridges of 9mm calibre.
Investigations into the early morning murder have since been launched and detectives are following crucial leads to unraveling the suspects behind the murder most foul.
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Very sad. Unnecessary death. Things can be recovered or restored but life.. do not confront thugs
Hizi jina kubwa kubwa kama ‘ crime scene Detectives’ should only be authorized and used when the thugs are arrested immediately. We are sad seeing innocent civilians die in the hands of armed thugs yet we are told Kenya has sophisticated equipments to fish out thugs wherever they are. Please use them. We want a crime-free country!! Viva!!
When confronted by this miscreants, don’t act hero. These guys have no humanity in them. Rip man.
Sometimes its good to run first, he could have just watched from far, maybe the theives didn’t have the plan to kill bt to only steal, he provoked them, rest well
Rest in eternal peace my brother. I’m deeply heartbroken 
. So I will never see you Chemosi. Why?
. So I will never see you Chemosi. Why?Why were they trailed at,were they real genuine love birds..are they love thugs too(somebody’s wife n husband respectively)..what were the interests of the thugs to Winfred which changed immediately to sigei and drove off immediately…”
My English is not coming out well but all I know the truth will be out.
