Angry members of the public in Mahua village, Malanga sub-location in Gem sub-county have lynched a man alleged to have hacked and seriously injured his family members.
According to Citizen Digital, the 33-year-old man identified as Emanuel Otieno Ayieta, said to be mentally unstable, reportedly went berserk on Thursday, hacking his parents and two siblings.
North Gem location acting chief Philip Owuor, told Citizen Digital that Ayieta came from his house and went straight to his parents’ house before embarking on the heinous act.
His added that his father’s cry for help prompted his mother and two siblings to rush to the house only for him to turn against them.
The administrator said the victims are undergoing treatment at Yala Sub-County Hospital while the deceased’s body was moved to the mortuary at the same hospital awaiting a postmortem.
Investigations into the incident, added Owour, are ongoing.