The facts emerging are that the 26-year-old man who is still in hospital were having an illicit affair with his 41-year-old-aunt. The two were apparently caught half-naked in the vehicle at City Park.
According to the police report the gentleman was with his aunt – elder uncle’s wife. They entered the park at 8 am and remained in the car until when the police were called in.
His uncle told the police he suspected the two had an affair and reported the young man to his mother. The gentleman is a university student and was using his mother’s car. The deceased was the second wife and lived in Donholm.
What happened on the fateful day? The two were resting in a private car within the park when police on patrol approached it. According to police and witnesses at the park, the car had been parked there for more than an hour raising suspicion. The shooting happened at about 10 am. Joseph Ole Tito said:
“THE CAR’S WINDOWS WERE TINTED AND AS THE OFFICERS APPROACHED IT, THE DRIVER SPED OFF PROMPTING ONE OF THE OFFICERS TO SHOOT AT IT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED BUT THE WOMAN SUCCUMBED IN THE HOSPITAL.”