Please enable JavaScript to view advertisements.
×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download App
×
The Standard Group PLC The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and international interest.
  • Standard Group Plc HQ Office,
  • The Standard Group Center,Mombasa Road.
  • P.O Box 30080-00100,Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Telephone number: 0203222111, 0719012111
  • Email: corporate@standardmedia.co.ke

Molo villagers lynch murder suspect

An angry mob flushed out a murder suspect from his hiding place in Chandera village in Molo and lynched him. 
 
According to police reports , the suspect identified as Francis Makori, 23, had  earlier defiled and murdered a 14-year-old girl in a thicket.
 
Molo Sub County police commander Joseph Karanja confirmed the incident, saying the girl was in Form I.
 
She is said to have been in the company of her peers fetching firewood at Bararget Forest when the incident happened on Monday evening.
 
“The suspect, armed with a machete, waylaid the girls and cornered one. The rest fled and reported the incident to villagers. The girl sustained several stab wounds,” Karanja said.
 
It is claimed that the suspect slashed the girl before dumping her body in the thicket.
 
Angry villagers who gathered after receiving news of the girl’s death, armed themselves and started combing the village for the suspect.
 
They cornered him at his house and beat him to death.
 
The two bodies have been moved to Molo Sub County Hospital morgue.
 
More details to follow...
Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Support Independent Journalism

Stand With Bold Journalism.
Stand With The Standard.

Journalism can't be free because the truth demands investment. At The Standard, we invest time, courage and skills to bring you accurate, factual and impactful stories. Subscribe today and stand with us in the pursuit of credible journalism.

Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payment Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902