Three suspected thieves have been lynched in Kericho in an apparent flopped robbery attempt.
The three were part of a five-man gang that reportedly attempted to break into the house of one of the locals, Joshua Mosonik, at 3 am on Sunday.
However, the attempt flopped after neighbours responding to the security alarm, cornered the three and killed them while the remaining two managed to get away.
Confirming the incident, Kericho County Police Commander James Mugera said that the villagers surrounded the gang as they tried to escape on foot.
"The suspects who were five in number had arrived at the scene aboard a Toyota Probox registration No KCC 768A, white in colour.
They were immediately surrounded by the villagers who were attracted by distress calls from their intended victim’s house,” the police boss told the Standard.
Mugera said that the angry crowd also burnt the vehicle which was apparently the gang's gateway car.
He added that the three are yet to be identified while one of the two who escaped into the darkness has been identified as Omari.
“However, two of the suspects, one identified as Omari, managed to escape into the darkness,” he added.
He stated that investigations have been launched, in a bid to nab the two suspects.
The partially burnt bodies of the deceased were moved to the Kericho District Hospital Mortuary.