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Love-struck- Presidential escort officer kills girlfriend after rejecting marriage proposal

A presidential Escort unit guard, Constable Simon Njoroge Njau, shot his girlfriend five times after she turned down his marriage proposal at a cyber cafe in Nairobi city center.

The constable is currently fighting for his life in Kenyatta National Hospital after attempting suicide immediately after shooting his 23-year-old girlfriend, Anne Wanjohi. 

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