An angry mob has burnt a suspected robber to death in his car while attempting to rob a home and a petrol station at the Kegati location, Kisii county.
According to police, four other accomplices of the deceased managed to escape by foot after angry villagers of Amaiga in Kegati, Kisii County, responded to an alarm from the home of the owner of a petrol station situated in the area.
Further, police say one of the robbers, who was cornered before escaping in the 11 pm attack, was burnt alongside a saloon car they were using during the incident.
“The five hooded robbers first attacked the home of the owner of the petrol station at Amaiga in Kegati, where they captured one of the ladies who was in the house but failed to seize a 14-year old boy who was also present in the compound but managed to escape before raising the alarm," reads the police report in part.
“Response from villagers who reacted to the alarm by the boy led to the robbers panicking and running away.”
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Additionally, the report indicates that the one who was doused in flames was cornered before he could drive away in the Honda car, which, again, police said had suspicious police records originating from Nairobi.
Moreover, police uniforms, ID cards, insulation tapes, and two traffic police abstracts drawn at Kabete Police Station in Nairobi and Nyamachwa Police Station were recovered from the scene.
During the robbery, the attackers managed to flee with phones and a radio, valued at around Kes 30,000.
