The grieving girlfriend of a man gunned down in a drive-by shooting has spoken of their life together.

Laneh Simmons, 23, is trying to "stay strong" for the sake of her son La'Naiye but is scared the loss of Kenwandee Robinson may be too much to bear.

Mr. Robinson, 27, was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle as he hung out with his friends in St. Monica's Road, Pembroke, on Friday afternoon.

"When I heard there was a shooting up there I tried to call him but got no response. I just didn't think it would be him," said Miss Simmons.

As she waited to hear the results of his emergency surgery at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with Mr. Robinson's family, it was suddenly announced on the television news that he had died.

"The doctors didn't come to tell us before it was on the news," she said. "That was tough. Friday night was just an emotional wreck. Just imagine how you would feel if you heard that way. When the doctors confirmed he had died, I was still in shock. His death didn't really hit me until Sunday morning, when I woke up and he wasn't there next to me."

Miss Simmons said: "I know I have to keep strong but I'm scared to let my emotions out, because the first thing I felt waking up that morning was that I was going to die."

Mr. Robinson's son is also missing his father. Miss Simmons said La'Naiye, who is three next month, "senses something".

"Right now he's sleeping with his daddy's unwashed shirt. He always used to sleep with his daddy, and so that hurts.

"I think he kind of knows. He sometimes calls out 'Daddy', and says 'Daddy is up high in the sky'.

"It's just not fair because Kenwandee had dreams, I had dreams, we all had dreams together and someone just took that away. He was talking about marriage and we wanted more children together. Just the dreams you have when you love someone.

"But now I have to deal with the fact that my son will have to say, 'My daddy died when I was three'. I don't think he deserves that."

Mr. Robinson, also known as 'Wheels', had just moved into a house in Paget with Miss Simmons two months ago. Before then he used to stay with Miss Simmons at her family home in Mount Hill.

The couple had been together for five years, but knew each other a lot longer.

"We've known each other for years, as my great granny stayed up on 42nd, so I already knew all the boys," said Miss Simmons.

Asked to describe Mr. Robinson, she said: "He was a really nice guy. Sometimes he would get emotional, he had a sensitive side, but he could get along with anybody.

"We had our ups and downs just like any other couple, still young, still growing, still learning. He's probably laughing right now at me trying to answer that question."

"Kenwandee was a joker. He would crack up at his own jokes and you just laughed right back at him. He was just a regular, funny, cool type of guy. He wasn't a thug. Anyone who knew him knew he wasn't into all the violence. His main priority was his son. He would do anything for La'Naiye, or anyone else for that matter. He was an excellent father."

Miss Simmons said Mr. Robinson, a Cougars fan, enjoyed playing football with his son but he also loved fixing up motorbikes, in keeping with his nickname 'Wheels'.

She said La'Naiye was already taking after his father.

"Kenwandee always had to have some wheels on him, and his son is just the same. He is just fascinated by cars and motorbikes, just like his daddy."

Miss Simmons said: "I have to be strong for my son because he's watching my reactions, so I have to let him know it's going to be OK."

"But I do break down, especially at night. Night-time is when it hits me, when I look and see Kenwandee is not there."

Asked how she felt about the men responsible for her boyfriend's death, Miss Simmons said last night: "I don't really want to comment on how I feel because that's someone's child too.

"I believe everything happens for a reason, but I am hurting."