Residents of Trans Mara West, Narok county have lynched a man who killed a neighbor who tried to stop him from beating his wife.

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 Samuel Cheruiyot killed his neighbor Richard Rotich when he(Rotich) tried to stop him from beating his wife.

According to Trans Mara West OCPD Alfred Muthua, Cheruiyot chased Mr. Rotich with an arrow.

"Cheruiyot chased Rotich away while armed with poisonous arrows. When he caught up with him he struck him in the chest," said Muthua.

Rotich locked himself in his grass-thatched house and members of the public set it on fire.

"While the house was on fire he opened the door. Residents beat him to death,"  he said.

The incident occurred on Monday evening.