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Hyena mauls four children to death in Tana River

Nurses attending to Mrs Halima Gobu, a survivor of an attack by a hyena which claimed the lives of four children at Kalalani village in Tana River County. PHOTO/FATMA MZEE

What you need to know:

  • Three parents are nursing serious injuries at Hola District Hospital.
  • The hyena first attacked Mr Gobu’s family as they slept in their manyatta.
  • In the second attack, Mr Hanesa, whose whereabouts are still unknown, was attacked outside his house where he was asleep with two of his sons.
  • It is not unusual for villagers to sleep outside their houses due to the high temperatures at night in the area.

Four children were Monday mauled to death by a hyena in Tana River County.

Three parents are nursing serious injuries at Hola District Hospital.