A 22-year-old man was on Monday evening caught defiling a nursery school kid.
The incident happened in Nyagesai village, Nyanguru, Mosocho in Kisii County.
While confirming the incident area assistant chief Peter Mbanda said the suspect Zachariah Nyamao lured the minor who is in a nursery at a local school into his house when she was returning home from school.
"It was at 1 pm when Nyamao lured the minor into his house where he locked her up and started defiling her. The minor's mother who spotted her entering the house rushed their 20 minutes only to hear her daughter crying in pain in the house," he said.
Mr. Mbanda said an alarm was raised to attract the public.
"Members of the public stormed the house, apprehend the man while naked gave him a thorough beating before members of community policing rescued him," he noted.
The chief said the suspect was surrendered and booked at Rioma police post since locals threatened to set him on fire.
"Nyamao was moved to Rioma police station where he is now safe. He will be taken to court to be charged over rape," he said