Villagers douse man in petrol, nearly set him ablaze for 'stealing cockerel'

Butere, Kenya: A man escaped death by a whisker after he was allegedly found with a stolen cockerel in Mumabanga village in Butere, Tuesday.

The suspect was saved by police from an agitated mob who had doused him in petrol, ready to set him ablaze.
The 21-year-old Haggai Odera is said to have stolen Sarah Otundo's rooster while she was cooking on Monday night. He was said to be on his way the neighbouring market to dispose of the cockerel when he was nabbed.