Phone snatcher escapes death narrowly
By Jane Chege
Police in Utawala estate Nairobi rescued a suspected mobile phone thief from an irate group of boda boda operators who chased and gave him thorough beatings.
The youthful suspect while aboard a motorcycle snatched a phone from one David Onesmus who was speaking on the phone near Bypass area.
According to Onesmus and other eyewitnesses, the suspect swiftly grabbed the phone before his motorbike rider attempted to escape at a breakneck speed.
However, Onesmus informed other boda boda operators who gave chase and cornered the suspect and his motorbike rider just a few meters from the scene of crime.
The motorbike rider escaped during commotion leaving behind the suspect who was badly injured.
Police restrained irate mob from setting him on fire before rushing him to a nearby hospital while unconscious.
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