These men were beaten and stripped by a mob along Nairobi’s Kenyatta Avenue on suspicion of robbing a woman.
The mob poured petrol on one of them and tore off all his clothes ready to set him on fire.
When he saw a small opportunity to save his life, he did not hesitate to take it.
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One of the alleged muggers is seen taking beatings from the mob.
He was later set free but after a thorough canning.