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Suspects should be handed over to the police instead of being lynched

A suspected thief is rescued by police from a mob after a botched robbery attempt near Kisumu Airport on May 4, 2018. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Judge Roselyn Aburuli convicted two people for the lynching of a suspected mobile phone thief in Siaya County this week.

The judge admonished the accused for not apprehending the suspect and handing him over to the police as required by law.

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