Two Suspects Lynched After Allegedly Abducting, Robbing Woman of Ksh350,000 – LitKenya

Two men were on Thursday, 17th June, killed by an irate mob after allegedly kidnapping an elderly woman at Mua Hills, in Machakos County.

Jackson Mulinge Mueke and Augustus Nzioka Ndeto were said to have been part of a three-man gang that had trailed Veronica Kwanza Kiilu, from a bank in Machakos Town.

According to detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Veronica and her 72-year-old husband, Wellington Kioko, had earlier withdrawn Sh500,000 from the bank.

“From that sum, Sh150,000 was used to pay a lawyer based in Machakos Town. Veronica then boarded a matatu to Kaloleni in Mua Hills, carrying the rest of the money. She left her husband in Machakos Town, attending to other matters,” the DCI said in a statement.

On arrival at Kaloleni, she hailed a boda boda. Barely after a 200-metre ride, they were intercepted by a fast-moving car, a white Toyota Axio car.

Two men jumped out of the car and grabbed the 60-year-old woman from the motorbike and bundled her into the back seat of the gateway car and sped off, towards Muthwani Shopping Centre.

Along the way, they robbed the woman of Ksh350,000, before dumping her.

However, the woman raised the alarm and the suspects were intercepted by irate boda boda and other members of the public near Ndovoini.

The suspects were ejected from the car and beaten thoroughly. Two of the suspects died on the spot while the third suspect managed to escape the onslaught by a whisker.

“A walkie talkie and three mobile phones were recovered. Also found was an identity card bearing the name Katu Nzalu, believed to have been left behind by the suspect who managed to escape,” said the DCI.

The sleuths are still hunting down the third suspect.

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