Kenyan police Officer kills mistress and commits suicide

Constable Bernard Sivo, a married police officer of 28, shot his side chick dead before killing himself in Njoro, county of Nakuru, Kenya.

The rageous Sivo rioted Njoro Subcountry Hospital on Sunday evening, 22 August, with a weapon full of bullets.

According to a report by police, Mary Nyambura, his 29-year-old girlfriend, entered the hospital with a fracture on her right leg an hour earlier, telling medics that the police officer has attacked her.

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While the medics were tending to her, an infuriated Sivo opened fire, instantly murdering Nyambura. He shot her in the right arm, right wrist, and right back multiple times. She passed away on the spot.

That night, the officer had just taken over shift duties at the Njoro Police Station before excused himself to make a phone call outside, only to be followed to the hospital by the woman.

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Vincent Lematoo, a hospital security guard, described how the constable stormed inside the hospital, enraged, before firing at a woman who had just arrived.

“He arrived an hour after the lady, at 12 a.m. He shoved me out of the way so he could get in, and he started firing right away “He told the story.

Mary is claimed to have broken her legs after allegedly being abused by the police constable, and had gone to the hospital to seek treatment before the officer went in and shot her, according to Njoro Subcounty Police Commander Jonathan Kisaka, who confirmed the event.

“It’s a depressing morning in Njoro. At around 0023 hours, the OCS Njoro got information about a patient who had gone to the hospital for treatment after being assaulted by a man she claimed was her lover.

Another individual arrived at the hospital shortly after, and it was eventually discovered that he was the one who had assaulted her. He was armed, and he fired a shot from his Ak 47 rifle at the patient. Kisaka added, “He was eventually identified as a police officer stationed at the Njoro Police Station.”