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Villagers lynch suspected ritual killer of two pupils

Sheila Makena, 6 a pupil of Machegene Primary school in Igoji East, Meru county who was murdered on February 15 by a suspected serial killer. [photo:Darlington Manyara, Standard]

Residents of Mweru location in Meru County yesterday lynched a man suspected to be behind the killing of two children.

The bodies of Sheila Makena, six, and Justin Mwenda, seven, both Standard One pupils at Machegene Primary School, were found last week.

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