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Woman dumped in Tsavo survives wild cat mauling

Irene Mbithe recuperates at the Machakos Level Five Hospital. [Courtesy]

Irene Mbithe will never forget her ride to hell three weeks ago.

What started off as an uneventful journey to her village in Kenya-Israel, which is four kilometres from Machakos town, ended up with Mbithe screaming for her life in the Tsavo National Park as a wild beast tore her body apart.

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