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12 people to face murder charges over the death of two brothers

Documents in court show a group of villagers regrouped and lynched the two brothers in revenge. [iStockphoto]

A court in Embu has ruled that 12 residents from Ovarire village in Mbeere North sub-county are fit to face murder charges.

They are linked to the death of two brothers who were lynched by a mob in February after they attacked their sister-in-law Mary Muthoni.

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