A Prison warden was lynched on Christmas day following a robbery incident in Nairobi’s Kilimani area.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI),the warden who was attached to Nairobi West prison died from injuries suffered after angry members of the public attacked him.
The warden who was in the company of two other robbers was armed with a loaded Ceska pistol .
The three accosted a woman along Muchai Drive in Kilimani and robbed her of a mobile phone and other valuables.
“Following the incident, the woman raised alarm attracting irate members of the public who went after a motorbike that the three were using,” DCI stated.
“After a few meters, the ill-fated bike lost track and wobbled on the road briefly before it and landed on the tarmac.
“The thugs on the pillion quickly gathered themselves up and limped away into darkness while the deceased was cornered by the unforgiving mob and beaten with less consideration like a government mule,” said DCI in describing the incident.
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Detectives from Capitol Hill police station rushed to the scene and rescued the warden from the irate mob that had descended on him blows and kicks.
He was rushed to the Kenyatta National Hospital where he succumbed .
A Ceska pistol with 15 rounds of 9mm calibre was recovered from the deceased.
The motorbike used by the suspects was also impounded by the detectives and towed to Capitol Hill police station.
The DCI said efforts to arrest the deceased’s accomplices are at advanced stages.