Kenya child killer beaten to death by mob after jail escape

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Published October 15, 2021 3:51 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say a man who had confessed to killing a dozen children and escaped from detention this week has been killed by a mob. Area Assistant County Commissioner Cornelius Nyaribai confirmed the killing of Masten Wanjala on Thursday. The killing near his home in Bungoma county came a day after he escaped from police cells in Nairobi. Police authorities said Wanjala was identified after he joined a football match and played with locals. Some then trailed him and beat him to death.

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