A middle-aged man has been lynched by irate members of the public in Kangundo, Machakos County.
The man is suspected to have murdered an elderly man at Kakuyuni village in Kangundo sub-county on Tuesday.
Eyewitnesses said the suspect whose details are yet to be established was caught up by irate members of the public who beat him with all sorts of weapons before setting his body ablaze on Wednesday.
"This is the man who escaped after hacking the old man to death yesterday," an eyewitness said.
The man is said to have fled the village and went into hiding the whole Tuesday night after committing the heinous act before residents caught up with him on Wednesday subjecting him to lynching. He died on the spot.
The lynched suspect is said to have brutally murdered a 75-year-old man under unclear circumstances in Kangundo sub-county, Machakos county.
Joseph Mbindyo Mutua was reportedly killed by an unknown assailant while he was walking home along Kakuyuni -Kavilinguni Road at Kaewa village.
Subcounty police commander Zechariah Bitok said the incident was reported to Kakuyuni police station as a murder report under OB NO: 17/30/08/2022 at 19:30 hours.
“It was reported by one Daniel Kimemwa of Kaewa village that yesterday at around 18:00 hours, he was called by his wife namely Judith Mutheu that his cousin Joseph Mbindyo Mutua had been fatally assaulted at Kaewa area,” Bitok earlier said.
Bitok addressed the press on Wednesday.
“The deceased was walking home along Kakuyuni -Kavilinguni road when he was reportedly assaulted by an unknown assailant,” Bitok said.
He said the motive for the killing wasn't immediately established.
Senior police officers from both Kakuyuni and Kangundo police stations visited the scene.
“It was established that the deceased had been hacked on the rear side of his head and also the right lower side of his leg had been cut,” Bitok said.
The body was moved to Kangundo Level Four hospital’s mortuary awaiting a postmortem.
Bitok said DCI detectives attached to Kangundo police division command had taken over the probe and were in pursuit of the suspect.
The suspect was, however, caught up by the mob who lynched him before police made an arrest.
Charred remains of the body were moved to Kangundo level four hospital mortuary by police officers.
