4 German Shepard dogs mauled a 44-year-old man to death in Rabuor, Kisumu county on Sunday, October 9, morning.
The dogs bit the deceased identified as David Opinya deeply on the neck, lower right armpit and severally on the whole body.
Police reports states that, the matter was reported by Joash Odhalo Gombe, who is the owner of the dogs.
Gombe noted that he was asleep in his residence when he received a call from his neighbor Bob Kerah informing him that his dogs had attacked and killed the deceased who is also resident of the same village.
Moreover, the scene of the incident was visited by Stapol Rabuor, DCIO Nyando Officers and CSSI Kisumu.
Police reports further states that the deceased left Rabuor town at unknown time to his home and while passing the footpath along the chain link fence of the reportee, the four dogs chased him mistaking him for a criminal.
“As he ran away from them, they caught up with him 500 meters away from the compound and attacked him,” the report read.
The deceased succumbed to the injuries he obtained from the incident.
Likewise, after receiving the message, the owner of the German Shepards escaped to the police station for his safety.
Meanwhile, angry locals entered his homestead planning to destroy the home but the local administration officials assisted by police officers salvaged the situation.
However, the locals killed all the dogs using pangas and stones.
Nonetheless, the body of the deceased was moved to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital Morgue pending postmortem.
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On the other hand, the Owner of the dogs is currently in custody as police officers probe the incident.
