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Four suspects linked to lynching of grannies over alleged witchcraft detained for 10 days

From Left: Amos Nyakundi Ondieki,Chrispine Ogeto Mokua,Peter Angwenyi Kwanga and Ronald Ombati Onyonka when they appeared before Kisii Senior Resident Magistrate Paul Mutai on October 19, 2021 over the killing of four elderly women at Marani,Kisii County. They will be remanded at Rioma Police Station for 10 days to allow police complete investigations and appear on October 29 when the case will be mentioned. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Four suspects linked to the lynching of four elderly women in Marani, Kisii County, will spend ten more days in police custody.

Kisii Senior Resident Magistrate Paul Mutui allowed an application by the prosecution to detain the four awaiting post mortem results and the mental assessment report of the suspects.

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