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Locals kill 17-foot crocodile after boy, 3, mauled to death

East Asembo residents killed the crocodile on May 7, 2022. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]

The residents of East Asembo in Rarieda, Siaya County on Saturday, May 7 killed a 17-foot crocodile on suspicion of mauling a three-year-old boy to death.

The animal is said to have strayed into the neighbourhood from Lake Victoria’s Ralayo Beach.

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