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Residents lynch suspected serial killer as insecurity rises in Awendo town

The suspect was cornered at a sugar plantation feeder road. [iStockphoto]

A man suspected to be behind a spate of killings in Awendo sub-county was Monday lynched by residents.

According to police reports, the suspect, who was identified as Charles Owawa, was cornered at a sugar plantation feeder road by residents who attacked him with machetes and stones.

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