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December 16, 2025
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Police officer kills civilian, then takes own life in suspected love triangle in Laikipia

Police officer kills civilian, then takes own life in suspected love triangle in Laikipia

Preliminary investigations indicate that PC Mwangi, who was on official duty and armed with a G3 rifle, left his post at approximately 2:20 pm to look for lunch at Ndurumo Trading Centre. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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A police officer in Laikipia West shot and killed a civilian before taking his own life in a suspected love triangle incident at Ndurumo Trading Centre on December 14.

  • Two individuals, Police Constable Peter Macharia Mwangi and civilian Benson Kipkemboi Chirchir (aged 29), died in the incident.
  • The officer used his official G3 rifle, first shooting Chirchir inside the Westgate Pool Table Shop, then returning to the police post to die by suicide at his residence doorstep.
  • Investigators from Rumuruti Police Station and the DCI Laikipia West are handling the case, with bodies moved to Nyahururu County Referral Hospital mortuary for postmortem examinations.

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