Is mob justice a way to deal with lawbreakers?
A middle aged man was burned for allegedly trying to rape his mother by an irate mob at Lunyinya village, Malava Sub County,Kakamega County.
The irritated mob rained on the suspect before being saved by a good Samaritan who took him to the hospital however he succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at Malava Subcounty Hospital.
According to the victim’s mother, Emily Nafula, her 33 year old son Elphas Sasaka came home on Sunday while drunk.
“He is always hostile and abuses people. Most of the time I am forced to seek refuge elsewhere since he always insults me and threatens to beat me and even rape me,” she said. She added, “That fateful day, he hurled insults to strangers on his way home but a mob confronted him since he had threatened to rape me.”
Area assistant chief George Mukunga condemned the incident,and warned residents against taking the law into their hands. “Suspects must be reported or taken to police to allow investigations to be conducted and they be arraigned in court,” he said.
The man had just been released from prison after being prosecuted for two months.
Police in Kakamega have launched investigations on the matter.