A 25 year old man was stormed on Monday night by residents of Kondo Village in Kithimani Yatta Sub-County as he was attempting to rape a young woman in her home.
The incident happened following an alarm raised by the woman at around 2 am at night in her home where she lives with her young daughter.
Confirming the incident, the leader of Community policy Initiative in the area Matolo Mbulwa, stated that the culprit had been accused of rape on several occasions but had gone into hiding.
“The man is popularly known as Kioko and works as a home servant in a nearby home. He is a notorious person because he was previously accused of raping a 10-year-old girl and had gone into hiding since then,” said Mbulwa.
James Muli, a resident of Kondo village who is the woman’s neighbour, arrived at the scene after hearing screams. He narrated the incident that allegedly left the culprit with major injuries after the furious residents decided to take matters into their own hands.
“I woke up after hearing screams from my neighbour and since it was dead silent and in the middle of the night many neighbours woke up too and we all went to her rescue where we found the man who was trying to rape her. He has been severely beaten by the mob,” said Muli.
The culprit was later taken to Kithimani police station by the community policy leaders.