‘Billionaire's’ daughter slaps helpless boyfriend

A video of a couple fighting at an undisclosed parking lot went viral in the course of last week.

Investigations by The Nairobian reveal that the couple who were fighting over an alleged break-up is Jeffrey Ndegwa and Stef Njuguna. In the video which was widely circulated on social media, Stef resoundly smacks Jeff in the face, as a muscular man tries to restrain her. She is also heard shouting, “You want to break up with me...My father is a billionaire!”

Overwhelmed by ridicule and attention, Jeff took to Facebook to clear the air.

He wrote that people should allow them to move on.

“What you saw there was a single moment (where tempers were raised after a night of partying - anyone can relate). Needles to say, this video has been blown out of proportion and is complete utter rubbish. This is not a reflection of the sub-total of either of our character....I hope now that you have feasted your eyes on such ugliness and found pleasure, you can allow both Stef and I to move on....together and very much in love,” read part of the long post.

Jeff has since deleted his Facebook page which The Nairobian had previously accessed. Cases of men being assaulted by women, according to a report by the National Crime Research Centre (NCRC), have gone up.

The number of battered men in the last 12 months, according to the study, has increased from two to five in every 10 men. According to the findings, men complained of being slapped, pushed, shoved or having things thrown at them.

The report indicates that more men (23.5 per cent) than women (14.6 per cent) were threatened or hurt with a gun, knife, machete or other weapon. Some men also reported having sustained burn injuries caused by hot water.

The report also shows that four out of 10 men had experienced acts of gender-based violence from a non-intimate partners, compared to three out of 10 women.

-Peaceloise Mbae, Abigael Sum and The Nairobian Reporter