A suspected burglar was yesterday lynched by members of the public at Gathoge village in Kirinyaga County. Dennis Muthike was found breaking into a woman’s house by a neighbour, who raised the alarm attracting members of the public. Kirinyaga OCPD Patrick Oduma said Judy Muthoni had left home for a church service and locked the house.
The intruder, together with two accomplices, managed to get into her compound through the shamba gate and started breaking the door. Oduma said the suspects are known to break into houses when the owners are in church and their mission did not succeed this time round.
He said Muthike was cornered and beaten to death. Oduma said the body of the 28 year old victim was later collected by police officers and taken to Kerugoya District hospital mortuary. His two accomplices however escaped on foot to nearby bushes with the public in hot pursuit.
He said that this is the third time that Judy’s house was being broken into citing that she has lost goods worth thousands after her son’s laptop, phone, 2 Television sets,Gas cooker were stolen by the same group of people.
Elsewhere a chicken thief is locked up at Wang’uru police station after he was found with two stolen chicken in Mwea. Muriithi Kihia had stolen the chicken from a chicken vendor in Ngurubani town after the owner Kamau Mwangi left them under his care.
Area OCPD Apollo Onyonyi said that the suspect was rescued by Administration police who were on patrol from angry mob that wanted to lynch him. He said that investigations are going on.
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