[A man aged 50 years was on Monday beaten by angry mob when he tried to steal a mobile phone from a female passenger. Photo/Standard]A man aged 50 years was on Monday beaten by angry mob when he tried to steal a mobile phone from a female passenger.
The suspect is said to have boarded a passenger matatu near Ekerenyo towards Nyamira town.
“He boarded a matatu and paid fare to Nyamira but he alighted at Kebirigo market. This is when the woman noticed her phone was missing.
"Angry passengers searched the man and found the phone hidden under his private parts," said Kwamboka Mwabora.
The matatu driver, who declined to be named, said it was a big shame for the elderly man to steal a phone worth Sh1,000.
“It is a big shame for the man to steal a cheap phone. He escaped death because angry passengers threatened to lynch him,” said the driver.