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Tragedy as man goes berserk, hacks four neighbours to death, lynched

Crime scene

The four victims were attacked by the assailant as they were heading to their farms.

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What you need to know:

  • Residents who spoke to the media said the man has had a violent past.
  • Area Chief Murungi Matundu said the assailant has been living a normal life.

Five people died at Kilera village, Igembe North, Meru after a man indiscriminately hacked four neighbours to death before he was lynched by angry residents in a bizarre attack.

The afternoon tragic incident happened some 10 kilometres away from Laare Town when the four who had gone to tend their farms in the area encountered the assailant identified as Jeremiah Kabuora on the road.