Mob in Nyeri lynches ex-convict after attempted house break-in
Residents of the Kiawara slums in Nyeri watch as police load the body of a suspected robber into their vehicle on September 19, 2016. Angry residents lynched the man, believed to be an ex-convict, after he attempted to break into a house. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- They stripped him naked and tied up his hands and legs before clobbering him to death.
- They dragged his body to a nearby garbage pit, where they burnt it using an old tyre.
- The man operated a handcart (mkokoteni) in Nyeri Town, but residents said he was also a notorious criminal.
- Residents of the slum have resorted to mob justice in response to rising cases of robbery and house break-ins.
An angry mob from the Kiawara slums in Nyeri lynched a former robbery convict on Sunday night after he attempted to steal from a house.
Residents descended on the man as he was trying to break into a house.
The suspected robber had tried to escape from his captors but they caught up with him.
They stripped him naked and tied up his hands and legs before clobbering him to death.
They dragged his body to a nearby garbage pit, where they burnt it using an old tyre.
His body was left lying on the ground until around 8am on Monday, when police officers took it away.
Residents of the slum have resorted to mob justice in response to rising cases of robbery and house break-ins.
Some have reinforced their windows to keep away robbers who enter through them during robberies.
According to Nyeri Central Divisional Police Commander Masai Makau, the identity of the lynched man could not be immediately established, though he is believed to have been a resident of the area.
“His identity is not yet known, but we are getting reports that he recently got out of jail,” said Mr Makau.
The man operated a handcart (mkokoteni) in Nyeri Town, but residents said he was also a notorious criminal who terrorised people in the nearby slums.
