Man charged in court for threatening to end his girlfriend

A 29-year-old bar manager, Loveking Mwangi Irungu, has been charged with assault and issuing death threats after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend, Joan Wanjiku, and threatened to kill her.

The incident happened on August 22, 2023, at the bar where Ms. Wanjiku works in Roysambu, Nairobi.

According to the prosecution, Mr. Irungu arrived at the bar around 11pm and found Ms. Wanjiku talking with another man. He became angry and assaulted her, demanding to know why she was chatting with another man.

He is also alleged to have uttered the words “huyu nitaua,” which means “I will kill this one.” He is also alleged to have claimed that he has money to pay her people after killing her.

Ms. Wanjiku was rescued by security guards at the bar and Mr. Irungu disappeared after he was thrown out. However, after completing her shift, as she was about to take a boda boda home, the accused person arrived at the venue and allegedly assaulted her using a blunt object before members of the public intervened.

Ms. Wanjiku reported the matter to the police and later sought treatment. Mr. Irungu was thereafter traced and arrested by the police.

Mr. Irungu denied the charges before Senior Principal Magistrate Mary Njagi of the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi. He told the court that he was in the process of settling the matter out of court with the complainant.

However, the prosecution counsel, Moraa Rongito, told the court that she needs to speak to the complainant first owing to the seriousness of the matter.

Mr. Irungu was granted a cash bail of Sh80,000 with the case set for mentioning on September 5, 2023.